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sully
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
sully • verb he never sullied his lips with foul language synonyms : taint, defile, soil, tarnish, stain, blemish, pollute, spoil, mar; literary besmirch, befoul.
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soil
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...stain, splash, spot, spatter, splatter, smear, smudge, sully, spoil, foul; literary begrime. 2. our reputation is being soiled synonyms : dishonor, damage, sully, stain, blacken, tarnish, taint, blemish, defile, blot...
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defile
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...defile young minds synonyms : corrupt, contaminate, taint, infect, tarnish, sully, pervert, vitiate. 3. defile reputations synonyms : defame, sully, blacken, cast aspersions on, cast a slur on, denigrate, besmirch, stigmatize...
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debase
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...notes at depraved, humble. antonym: enhance. 2. the added copper debases the silver synonyms : reduce in value, reduce in quality, depreciate; contaminate, adulterate, pollute, taint, sully, corrupt; dilute, alloy.
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dishonor
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...shame, discredit, bring into disrepute, humiliate, degrade, debase, lower, cheapen, drag down, drag through the mud, blacken the name of, give a bad name to; sully, stain, taint, besmirch, smear, mar, blot, stigmatize.
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disgrace
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...synonyms : bring shame on, shame, dishonor, discredit, bring into disrepute, degrade, debase, defame, stigmatize, taint, sully, tarnish, besmirch, stain, blacken, drag through the mud/mire. antonym: honor. 2. he was publicly disgraced...
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foul
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...verb 1. the river had been fouled with waste synonyms : dirty, infect, pollute, contaminate, poison, taint, sully, soil, stain, blacken, muddy, splash, spatter, smear, blight, defile, make filthy. antonym: clean up. ...
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contaminate
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
contaminate • verb the river was contaminated with photographic chemicals synonyms : pollute, adulterate; defile, debase, corrupt, taint, infect, foul, spoil, soil, stain, sully; poison; literary befoul. See note at pollute. antonym: purify.
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deface
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
deface • verb the kids were caught defacing a school building with spray paint synonyms : vandalize, disfigure, mar, spoil, ruin, sully, damage, blight, impair, trash.
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tarnish
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...oxidize, corrode, stain, dull, blacken. antonyms: polish, brighten. 2. it tarnished his reputation synonyms : sully, blacken, stain, blemish, blot, taint, soil, ruin, disgrace, mar, damage, harm, hurt, undermine, dishonor, stigmatize...
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