Synonyms for tainted
taint·ed

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1. taintedadjective

   Synonyms:
   impure, imperfect, corrupt

2. taintedadjective

   corrupted or filled with imperfections.

   Hey, get that away from me! It was bought with tainted money.

   Synonyms:
   imperfect, corrupt, impure

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1. tainted

   Synonyms:
   adulterated, defiled, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, immodest, impure, indecent, indelicate, lewd, mixed, obscene, polluted, stained, sullied, tarnished, unchaste, unclean

   Antonyms:
   absolute, chaste, classic, classical, clean, clear, continent, genuine, guileless, guiltless, holy, immaculate, incorrupt, innocent, mere, perfect, pure, real, sheer, simple, spotless, stainless, true, unadulterated, unblemished, uncorrupted, undefiled, unmingled, unmixed, unpolluted, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished, upright, virtuous

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1. corrupt, taintedadjective

   touched by rot or decay

   "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic"

   Synonyms:
   crooked, corrupt, corrupted

   Antonyms:
   fresh

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1. molested

   the color red has been molested by the maga crowd.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. taintedadjective

   Synonyms:
   infected, contaminated, defiled, imbued, vitiated, polluted

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1. List of paraphrases for "tainted":

   tarnished, vitiated, marred, contaminated, sullied, stained, flawed, tinted, smudged

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How to use tainted in a sentence?

1. Ian Stewart:

   We reject the notion in the media that any contract with a Papua New Guinea entity is tainted by corruption – we find this notion offensive, we do not have any bad debts or failed contracts.

2. Akhlak-i-Jalali:

   All property which comes to hand by means of violence, or infamy, or baseness, however large it may be, is tainted and unblest. On the other hand, whatever is obtained by honest profit, small though it be, brings a blessing with it.*

3. Flint Mayor Karen Weaver:

   This is not the ultimate solution, we still need new infrastructure, replacing the lead-tainted pipes in the city remains my top priority.

4. Myndee Corkern:

   I remember so vividly the devastation, i'm sure I still have fond memories, but all of them are tainted by the finding-out-the-truth moment.

5. Eusebius McKaiser:

   I think the desire for the photo to be inauthentic speaks to an underlying belief that the flag is tainted by the association with Dylann Roof, this assumption, in turn, is deeply tragic because it (re)imagines the old South African flag as a symbol of dignity.