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Synonyms for taint in English

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taint:
- blemish; taint; besmirch; infect; corrupt; cloud; defile; sully
- taint; infect
- contamination; taint

English

Detailed Synonyms for taint in English

taint:

taint verb

taint
to blemish; taint; besmirch
- blemish verb (blemishes, blemished, blemishing)
- taint verb
- besmirch verb
taint

– contaminate with a disease or microorganism ¹
taint; to infect
– contaminate with a disease or microorganism ¹
- taint verb
- infect verb (infects, infected, infecting)
taint

– place under suspicion or cast doubt upon ¹
taint; to corrupt; to cloud; to defile; sully
– place under suspicion or cast doubt upon ¹
- taint verb
- corrupt verb (corrupts, corrupted, corrupting)
- cloud verb (clouds, clouded, clouding)
- defile verb (defiles, defiled, defiling)
- sully verb
  - sully someone's reputation¹

taint

taint
taint; infect
- taint
- infect

taint [the ~] noun

the taint

– the state of being contaminated ¹
the contamination; the taint
– the state of being contaminated ¹
- contamination [the ~] noun
- taint [the ~] noun

Related Words for "taint":

tainting, tainted

Alternate Synonyms for "taint":

contamination; impurity; impureness
defile; sully; corrupt; cloud; mar; impair; spoil; deflower; vitiate
infect; pollute; foul; contaminate

Antonyms for "taint":

disinfect

Related Definitions for "taint":

the state of being contaminated¹
contaminate with a disease or microorganism¹
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University