There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.
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Tainted
//ˈteɪntɪd//
Synonyms for "tainted" (113 found)
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Closest matches (23)
Strong matches (34)
Related words (56)
mixedmorally pollutedmorbidmorbificmortifiedmurkynoisomenoxiousoffpathogenicpathologicalpeccantpervertedpestiferouspoisonedpollutedprofligateputridrancidrank
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reechyreprobaterottensepticsmirchedsmokysmudgedsoiledsoursouredsphacelatedspoiledspottedstainedsteeped in iniquitystigmaticstigmatiferousstigmatizedstrongsulliedtarnishedturnedulceratedulcerousunchasteuncleanunhealthfulunhealthyunhygienicunsanitaryunvirginalunvirtuousunwholesomevice-corruptedvitiatedwarped
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Synonyms
3 entriesform of
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 8 languages.
Esperanto
1 entries- malpurigita adj (corrupted or filled with imperfections)
Finnish
3 entries- pilaantunut adj (corrupted or filled with imperfections)
- saastunut adj (corrupted or filled with imperfections)
- turmeltunut adj (corrupted or filled with imperfections)
German
2 entries- unrein adj (corrupted or filled with imperfections)
- verdorben adj (corrupted or filled with imperfections)
Greek
3 entries- ανήθικος adj (corrupted or filled with imperfections)
- διεφθαρμένος adj (corrupted or filled with imperfections)
- φαύλος adj (corrupted or filled with imperfections)
Māori
1 entries- nanu adj (corrupted or filled with imperfections)
Russian
1 entries- гря́зный adj (corrupted or filled with imperfections)
Slovak
2 entries- skazený adj (corrupted or filled with imperfections)
- špinavý adj (corrupted or filled with imperfections)
Turkish
4 entries- kirli adj (corrupted or filled with imperfections)
- murdar adj (corrupted or filled with imperfections)
- pis adj (corrupted or filled with imperfections)
- çirkef adj (corrupted or filled with imperfections)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
After the pictures were revealed, the actress' clean image was tainted.
Source: tatoeba (412018)
Heaven keep us from a knowledge of the secrets whispered afterwards upon the tainted wind that blew across the scene of that day's work and that night's death and suffering!
Source: tatoeba (4048943)
The cooked rice is tainted, the fried rice is consumed.
Source: tatoeba (4177615)
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