Befouled

Synonyms for "befouled" (28 found)

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Closest matches (6)

bedraggled besmirched

Verb(4 words)

contaminate contaminated corrupted defile

Strong matches (8)

Verb(5 words)

defiled dirty discredit dishonored fouled

Adjective(1 words)

Related words (14)

Verb(7 words)

pollute polluted smear soil sully taint tainted

smirched soiled spotted stained sullied tarnished

Adjective(1 words)

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

9 entries

adjective of statecontaminationdescriptive termdirtinessethical descriptormoral defilementmoral descriptorpollutionreputation damage

More specific

13 entries

calumnycorrupted integritydiscrediting pollutedsmear campaignsoil soiled stain stained taint taintedtainted reputationunethical influence

Collocations

9 entries

befouled airbefouled environmentbefouled groundwaterbefouled reputationbefouled surfacebefouled waterbefouling agentbefouling odorbefouling practice

Inflections

4 entries

befouling befoulsmore befouledmost befouled

Derivations

4 entries

befoul befouling befoulment befouls

similar

3 entries

dirty soiled unclean

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