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Besmirch

//bɪˈsmɜːtʃ//

Synonyms for "besmirch" (81 found)

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Informal (17)

Name, noun, verb, slang(5 words)

mark shade smoke cloud tar

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, adv, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Contraction, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Noun, verb, slang(6 words)

smut scorch blotch ink blackwash dinge

General use (64)

Adj, noun, verb(4 words)

foul blur charcoal attaint

Adj, name, noun, verb(3 words)

shadow cork sear

Name, noun, verb(5 words)

brand daub mire smudge sully

Noun, verb(19 words)

defile smear stain blot blemish slur soil discredit disgrace tarnish smirch soot libel revile singe smutch slubber smouch muckrake

Verb(27 words)

smear darken stigmatize blacken smirch sully defame discolor slander vilify denigrate besmear deface bedaub bespatter asperse besmoke calumniate call names bedarken

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oversmoke bestain melanize ebonize besoil nigrify besmutch

Adj, intj, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, verb(2 words)

malign denigrate

throw mud at engage in personalities heap dirt upon

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