denigrating vs libelous

denigrating and libelous both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
denigrating	No	Yes	No	No
libelous	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, denigrating and libelous are synonyms defined as:

denigrating and libelous: (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

Other synonyms of denigrating include calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, slanderous.

denigrating (adjective)	libelous (adjective)
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign