Defamed

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of defame: made false and malicious accusations against someone in order to damage their reputation.

“The tabloid defamed the politician with a series of fabricated stories.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

de·famed

Related Words

Synonyms

slanderedlibelledmalignedsmearedvilified

Antonyms

praisedcommended

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains common letters D, E, A, F and M, the double-vowel combination E and A makes it a useful early guess

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Scrabble

F scores 4 points and is the key tile, no hooks are needed as this is the past tense form

Words Related to Defamed

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “defamed” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

defaced defamer defames

Words you can make from Defamed

Shorter words formed from the letters in “defamed”.

defame adeem ameed edema faded fadme famed medea dade dame dead deaf deda deed deem deme edam edda edea emda fade fame feed feme

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