Attaint

//əˈteɪnt//

Synonyms for "attaint" (66 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (14)

bar sinister baton bedaub besmear besmirch besmoke bespatter black eye black mark blacken blacklist blot blur brand

Strong matches (19)

bring home to censure condemn convict damn darken daub defame defile denounce denunciate dirty disapprove discolor dishonor disparage

Verb(3 words)

disgrace dishonor dishonour

Related words (33)

disparagement doom excommunicate expose hang in effigy imputation mark onus penalize pillory proscribe reflection reprimand reproach scorch sear sentence singe slur smear

Show 12 more words

smirch smoke smudge soil spot stain stigma stigmatize sully taint tarnish vilify

Verb(1 words)

shame

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

2 entries

condemn disrespect

Synonyms

1 entries

dishonor

derived

2 entries

attaintment unattaint

etymologically related_to

1 entries

taint

has context

1 entries

legal

manner of

1 entries

condemn

related to

20 entries

accuse attainder attainted blow calumny convicted conviction corrupt death false horse jousting jury leg reversal strike

Showing 16 of 20 words.

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

My tender youth was never yet attaint With any passion of inflaming love,

Source: wiktionary

Tom Truth is attainted. All he has — not much — is forfeit to the king, and he is entitled to nothing but a traitorʼs death.

Source: wiktionary

CHARLES STUART. Attainted and proscribed by name and grade in his British regiment.

Source: wiktionary

Amoret right fearefull was and faint, / Lest she with blame her honor should attaint […].

Source: wiktionary

Showing 4 of 7 available sentences.

More for "attaint"

Meaning Antonyms Sentences Word Type

Keep exploring

Compare antonyms Use in sentences Read the blog

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.