/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of character assassination Find synonyms for: Noun1. character assassination, assassination, blackwash, defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet jobusage: an attack intended to ruin someone's reputationWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reticent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language