The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SMEAR which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2011.
Vilify crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SMEAR | 53 % | 5 |
| ABUSE | 16 % | 5 |
| TRADUCE | 13 % | 7 |
| REVILE | 9 % | 6 |
| DEFAME | 6 % | 6 |
| DEBASE | 3 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Vilify
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- revile
- vituperate
- rail
- denigrate
- discredit
- slander
- defame
- malign
- stigmatize
- demonize
- leave
- exit
Crossword Answer definitions
SMEAR noun- A mark made by smearing.
- Any of various forms of distortion that make a signal harder to see or hear.
- A Pap smear.
- A false attack.
- A maneuver in which the shoe is placed onto the holdless rock, and the friction from the shoe keeps it in contact
- A rough glissando in jazz music.
- To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
- To have a substance smeared on (a surface).
- To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about an individual, their statements, or their actions.
- To become spread by smearing.
- To climb without using footholds, using the friction from the shoe to stay on the wall.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SMEAR
- Vilify during a campaign
- Libel
- Mess up the makeup
- Bad mouth
- Talk shit about
- ___ campaign
- Tarnish
- Apply Vaseline
- Besmirch
- Blurry mess
More clues leading to the result ABUSE
- Badmouth
- Willful destruction
- Take for granted
- Maltreatment
- Bad treatment
- Treat harmfully
- Battery, e.g.
- Mistreatment
- Mistreat
- Treat scandalously
More clues leading to the result TRADUCE
More clues leading to the result REVILE
- Sail into
- Verbally abuse
- Attack verbally
- Say mean things about
- Speak badly of
- Disparage
- Use opprobrious language on
- Abhor
- Malign
- Hit on, in a way
More clues leading to the result DEFAME
- Do a hatchet job
- Libel or slander
- Vilify
- Malign
- Discredit
- Slander
- Do some mudslinging
- Accuse falsely
- Sling mud at
- Backbite