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(ma-lign) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. to speak evil of someone or something.

Example Sentence

His actions were meant to malign others.

More Example Sentences

Some people malign others without good reason.

Synonyms

slander; defame; criticize

Antonyms

praise; commend; support

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Rhymes

  • brine
  • bryne
  • cline
  • clyne
  • dhein
  • dine
  • dyne
  • ein
  • fein
  • feyen
  • fine
  • grine
  • guynn
  • gyn
  • hein
  • heine
  • heyen
  • hine
  • huynh
  • jain
  • klein
  • kleine
  • kline
  • kyne
  • line
  • lyne
  • lysne
  • mine
  • nine
  • pine
  • prine
  • pruyn
  • pyne
  • quine
  • rhein
  • rhine
  • rhyne
  • rine
  • schein
  • schlein
  • sein
  • shein
  • shine
  • shrine
  • shyne
  • sign
  • sine
  • spine
  • spline
  • stein
  • stine
  • strine
  • styne
  • swine
  • thein
  • thine
  • tine
  • trine
  • twine
  • tyne
  • vine
  • whine
  • wine
  • wyne
  • zine

  • align
  • aline
  • assign
  • benign
  • bornstein
  • burdine
  • combine
  • confine
  • consign
  • decline
  • define
  • design
  • devine
  • dewine
  • divine
  • emlynne
  • enshrine
  • entwine
  • gourdine
  • hot-line
  • ice-nine
  • incline
  • limine
  • malign
  • nadein
  • opine
  • refine
  • repine
  • resign
  • sharp-sign
  • supine
  • vandine
  • vanduyn
  • vanduyne

  • disincline
  • intertwine
  • leontine
  • macalpine
  • missildine
  • realign
  • reassign
  • recombine
  • redefine
  • redesign
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