Sullying

Synonyms for "sullying" (19 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(4 words)

besmirchbias introductionblemish contaminate

Strong matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

contamination corruptdata contaminationdefilement diminish distortion

Related words (9)

filth pollution

Noun(7 words)

soil soiling stain staining taint tarnish tarnishing

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More general

6 entries

contamination corruption dirtiness disreputereputation damagesoil

More specific

15 entries

bias introductioncalumnycharacter defectcontaminationdata contaminationethics violationintegrity breachmoral blemishreputational taintsmear smirching soilingsource contaminationstaining tainting

Collocations

12 entries

act of sullyingcontamination riskimage tarnishintegrity breachmoral stainmoral sullyingreputation damagereputational sullyingsoil contaminationsullied reputationsullying of integritysullying of reputation

Inflections

2 entries

sullied sullies

Derivations

4 entries

sullied sulliness sully unsullied

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