| Main Entry: | tarnish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dirty, corrupt |
Synonyms: |
befoul, begrime, blacken, blemish, blot, contaminate, damage, darken, defame, defile, dim, discolor, disgrace, dull, embarrass, grime, harm, hurt, impair, injure, lose luster, lose shine, mar, muddy, pale, pollute, rust, slander, smear, smudge, soil, spoil, spot, stain, sully, taint, tar, vitiate |
Antonyms: |
clean, fix, polish, uncorrupt |
| Main Entry: | blacken |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | malign; smear |
Synonyms: |
asperse, attack, bad-mouth, blot, blotch, calumniate, decry, defame, defile, denigrate, dishonor, do a number on, give a black eye, knock*, libel, malign, rip up and down, rip*, slander, slur, smudge, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, traduce, vilify |
Antonyms: |
compliment, enhance, praise |
| Main Entry: | blemish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flaw |
Synonyms: |
beauty spot, birthmark, blackhead, blister, bloom*, blot, blot on the landscape, blotch, blur, brand, bruise, bug*, catch, chip, cicatrix, defacement, defect, deformity, dent, discoloration, disfigurement, disgrace, dishonor, eyesore, fault, freckle, hickey, imperfection, impurity, lentigo, lump, macula, maculation, mark, mole, nevus, nodule, patch, pimple, pock, pockmark, scar, second, sight, smudge, snag, speck, speckle, spot, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish, vice, wart, whitehead, zit |
Antonyms: |
adornment, decoration, embellishment, ornament |
| Main Entry: | blemish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flaw, disfigure |
Synonyms: |
blot, blotch, blur, damage, deface, distort, harm, hurt, impair, injure, maim, mangle, mar, mark, mutilate, pervert, prejudice, scar, smudge, spoil, spot, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, twist, vitiate, wrench |
Antonyms: |
adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, ornament |
| Main Entry: | blot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disgrace, disfigure |
Synonyms: |
bespatter, blemish, dirty, discolor, mark, smudge, smut, soil, spoil, spot, stain, sully, tarnish |
Antonyms: |
beautify, grace, prettify |
| Main Entry: | blur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make dirty |
Synonyms: |
besmear, blemish, blot, discolor, smear, smudge, spot, stain, taint, tarnish |
Antonyms: |
clarify, clean, cleanse, purify |
| Main Entry: | contaminate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adulterate |
Synonyms: |
alloy, befoul, corrupt, debase, debauch, defile, deprave, desecrate, dirty, harm, infect, injure, muck up, pervert, poison, pollute, profane, radioactivate, soil, spoil, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, vitiate |
Antonyms: |
clean, cure, heal, purify, sterilize |
| Main Entry: | damage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause injury, loss |
Synonyms: |
abuse, bang up, batter, bleach, blight, break, burn, contaminate, corrode, corrupt, crack, cripple, deface, defile, dirty, discolor, disfigure, disintegrate, dismantle, fade, gnaw, harm, hurt, impair, incapacitate, infect, injure, lacerate, maim, maltreat, mangle, mar, mutilate, pollute, ravage, rot, ruin, rust, scathe, scorch, scratch, smash, split, spoil, stab, stain, tamper with, tarnish, tear, undermine, vitiate, weaken, wear away, wound, wreak havoc on, wreck, wrong |
Antonyms: |
benefit, bless, enhance, favor, fix, improve, mend, perfect, repair |
| Main Entry: | deface |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mar, mutilate |
Synonyms: |
blemish, contort, damage, deform, demolish, destroy, dilapidate, disfigure, distort, harm, impair, injure, mangle, misshape, obliterate, ruin, scratch, spoil, sully, tarnish, trash*, vandalize, wreck |
Antonyms: |
adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, fix, mend, ornament, repair |
| Main Entry: | defile |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | corrupt, violate |
Synonyms: |
abuse, adulterate, befoul, besmirch, contaminate, debase, deflower, degrade, desecrate, dirty, discolor, disgrace, dishonor, hurt, maculate, make foul, mess up*, molest, muck up, pollute, profane, rape, ravish, scuzz up, seduce, shame, smear, soil, stain, sully, taint, tar, tarnish, trash, vitiate |
Antonyms: |
clean, clease, hallow, honor, purify, sanctify |