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Synonyms for tarnish
ˈtɑr nɪʃtar·nish
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
tarnish
Whatever mars the beauty or completeness of an object is a blemish, whether original, as squinting eyes, or the result of accident or disease, etc., as the pits of smallpox. A blemish is superficial; a flaw or taint is in structure or substance. In the moral sense, we speak of a blot or stain upon reputation; a flaw or taint in character. A defect is the want or lack of something; fault, primarily a failing, is something that fails of an apparent intent or disappoints a natural expectation; thus a sudden dislocation or displacement of geological strata is called a fault. Figuratively, a blemish comes from one's own ill-doing; a brand or stigma is inflicted by others; as, the brand of infamy.
Synonyms:
blemish, blot, blur, brand, crack, daub, defacement, defect, deformity, dent, disfigurement, disgrace, dishonor, fault, flaw, imperfection, injury, reproach, smirch, soil, speck, spot, stain, stigma, taint
Princeton's WordNet
tarnishverb
discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defileverb
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
"The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
Synonyms:
calumniate, maculate, asperse, smear, denigrate, slander, defile, corrupt, sully, stain, besmirch, smirch, defame, foul, taint, cloud, befoul
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#974 | brand | |
#2620 | injury | |
#2915 | spot | |
#3202 | soil | |
#4224 | crack | |
#5045 | fault | |
#5621 | cloud | |
#9718 | foul | |
#10327 | defect | |
#11969 | corrupt | |
#12545 | stain | |
#13293 | dull | |
#13712 | dent | |
#16176 | flaw | |
#17984 | blur | |
#22663 | smear | |
#23782 | stigma | |
#24566 | blot | |
#26615 | disgrace | |
#30914 | speck | |
#33274 | slander | |
#41477 | sully | |
#42903 | reproach | |
#43554 | blemish | |
#46613 | taint | |
#48486 | deformity | |
#51950 | tarnish | |
#56562 | imperfection | |
#59800 | dishonor | |
#73765 | defame | |
#78097 | defile | |
#86920 | denigrate | |
#91218 | disfigurement | |
#108001 | defacement | |
#113170 | daub | |
#225345 | besmirch |
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And no matter where we are on the political spectrum, the one thing that each of us feels deeply is we want to leave that institution in as good a shape as we found it, we do not want to do anything to tarnish the court's reputation.
Oakland County Undersheriff Michael McCabe:
We are outraged by this former employee's actions and condemn the behavior she chose to engage in. These type of incidents are disgusting and will never be tolerated or pushed aside at Oakland County, behavior such as this brings tarnish to the badge and is not representative( of) all those in law enforcement who protect and serve.
There are so many things on that list that you don't even think ... you can't take Benadryl in competition, it scares the crap out of me because the last thing I want is a bad test to tarnish my chances, ruin my reputation. So for me it is never worth the risk.
I was resting in my room, playing with the Play( station) and I was told about this story, i have no idea where this comes from and how this can be in the press. It's a way to tarnish someone's reputation. The first thing I did was to speak to my family so they wouldn't worry.
And when she (Beyonce) comes to Dallas, she needs to know that the anti-police message is not welcomed. We respect anyone's First Amendment rights, but we also respect our officers and any law-abiding citizens (and) we will not respect those who tarnish our profession. it is not needed until she explains her video and whether there is an anti- police address/message she is trying to bring to the public.
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