ANT: Tighten, increase, freshen.

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KEY: Slander.

SYN: Asperse, defame, calumniate, vilify, abuse, scandalize, traduce, belittle, blacken.

ANT: Praise, laud, honor, vindicate, defend, panegyrize, eulogize, shield, commend.

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KEY: Slaughter \n.\ [See CARNAGE].

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KEY: Slave.

SYN: Bondman, thrall, vassal, drudge, [See CARNAGE].