Stain

/steɪn/

Synonyms for "stain" (471 found)

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Closest matches (95)

Noun(30 words)

blot discoloration mark soil spotanimal tissue stainingbesmirching bister bistre blacking blackwash blemish blemishes bletchblob on the pagebloods bloodstains bloodying blotches blotching

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blots blotting brand bruise bruises carminecolor adjectivecolor changescolor qualitycolor symbolic descriptor

Verb(10 words)

aggravate begrime bemire besmirched besmirches blackens bloodies blotched blotted blued

apply paintaspersion attaintbadge of infamybar sinisterbastardize baton bedaub bedizen begildbend sinisterbesmear besmirch besmoke besmutch besoil bespatter bestain birthmark black

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black eyeblack markblacken blazeblaze a trailblemish bloodstain blot blotchblow uponblur brandbroad arrowbrush on paintbrutalize calcimine cankercaste markcensure chalkchalk upchampain checkcheck offcheckmark chromogen cicatrix cicatrize coatcoat of paintcoating colorcolor filtercolor gelatin

Adjective(1 words)

bloodied

Strong matches (141)

colorant coloring complexion contaminate corrupt cover cut dab dapple darken dash daub dead-color debase debauch deep-dye defame defect defile define

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delimit demarcate demoralize deprave dip dirty disapprove discolor discoloration disgrace disparage disparagement distemper dot double-dye drier dye dyestuff earmark emblazon enamel engild engrave engraving exposeexpose to infamyexterior painteyesore face fast-dyeflat coatflat washflaw fleck flickfloor enamelflyspeck foul freckle fresco gash gibbet gild glaze gloss grain graving ground hackhang in effigyhatch hue illuminate imbue impress imprint imputation ingraininterior paintjapan jot lacquerlay on colorlentigo libel line macula

Noun(31 words)

colorant colors colouringcreate terracotta lookcrimsons defilement defiles dirtdirt on clothesdirt staineddirtsdirts the windowdirtying discolor discoloring discolouration discredit dye dyes ferruginate

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filth fouling grease grime grimes grunge henna impurities inkblot inkblotsleave a mark

Verb(19 words)

colored colorise colorize colourise colourize crimsoned deface defile dirtied dirties discolors discolour dye dyed ebonize fouled hennaed imbues maculate

Adjective(4 words)

coloured freckled hueditalian valle soil

Related words (235)

maculation maculemake a markmalign mar markmark of cainmark offmark outmarking medium mole mottle nevus nick notch notoriety odium onusopaque color

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paint parget patch pencil pepper pervert pigment pillory pillorying pointpoint champainpoisonpolka dotpollute prick primeprime coatprimer priming print punch punctuate puncture reflection reprimand reproach riddle rot ruin scar scarification scarify scorch score scotch scratch scratching seal seam sear shade shadow shame shellac singeslop on paintslubber slur smear smirch smoke smouch smudge smut smutch soil soilage soilure spatter speck speckle splash splatter splotch spoil spot stamp stigma stigmatism stigmatization stigmatize stipplestrawberry markstreak striate stripe sully taint tar tarnish tattootattoo marktempera thinner ticktick offtinct tinction tincture tinge tint tittle tone tracetransparent colorturpentine turps undercoat undercoating underline underscore varnish vehicle vilify washwash coatwatermark whitewash

Noun(78 words)

marmark word in textmarkings marks miasmasmost surface colormottles muck mucking mudnon danish soilpaints pigment pigmentsplant color changeplash pockmarks prep purples purpurate

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red earth soilrougesrust coloredsaffron saffrons safranine shame smear smearing smears smirch smirches smudgessmut on clothingsmutssoil color examplesoil compositionsoil compositionssoil easilysoil frostsoil materialsoil moundsoil one's reputationsoil phsoil stainsoil surfacesoil the carpetsoil the clothessoil the product samplesoil the shirtsoiler splashessoiling soilsspeck of dustsplashes splat splats splodge splotches splotching spots spotting staining stains stigma streaks sully sullying taint tainting taints tarnish tarnishes tarnishingtear staintinges tintack washes

Verb(20 words)

marred melanize mucked muddies muddying reddened reddens resmudgeshows color changesmirched smirching smudged soiled specked splashed stained sullies sully tarnish tinted

Adjective(9 words)

muddy pockmarkedred marksandy danish soilscarred sullied tainted tarnished tinctured

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More general

27 entries

alter appearance blemish blob blot change colorcolor changecoloring agentcoloring materialcolourcolouring materialdamage reputationdefect dirtiness dye

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More specific

14 entries

coffee staindishonor dyeethical lapseinkink stainlibelmoral flawpaintrust stainslander smear spot streak

Collocations

9 entries

coffee stainink stainrust stainstain on clothingstain on fabricstain removalstain removerstain resistancestain resistant

Inflections

3 entries

stained staining stains

Derivations

6 entries

stainability stainable stainably stained stainer staining

similar

4 entries

blob blot fleck spot

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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Your collar has a stain on it.

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Two shirts and suits, please. There's a stain here.

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I couldn't scrub the stain out.

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This stain won't come out.

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