He is afraid that he will tarnish his reputation if he disagrees.
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Tarnish
/ˈtɑːnɪʃ/
Synonyms for "tarnish" (212 found)
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hurtimpairimputationinfectinjuremaculamaculationmaculemalignmarmarkmark of cainmessmess upmiremuckrakemuddymurknastyonus
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palepatchperoxidepillorypilloryingpoint champainpolluteprejudicereflectionreprimandreproachrevileruinscorchsearsingeslanderslubberslursmearsmirchsmokesmoochsmouchsmudgesmutsmutchsoilspatterspeckspecklesplashsplattersplotchspoilspotstainstigmastigmatismstigmatizationstigmatizesullytainttarthrow mud attone downvilifyvitiatewash outwhiten
Noun(25 words)
Adjective(2 words)
sandy danish soilsullied
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14 entriesaffectalterblobblotcorrosion productdamagediscolorationdiscolourationfleckreputationspotstainstandingsurface change
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10 entriesCollocations
10 entriesmetal tarnishprevent tarnishsilver tarnishsurface tarnishtarnish filmtarnish imagetarnish layertarnish metaltarnish reputationtarnished finish
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6 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Old love does not tarnish.
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Sami was trying to tarnish Layla's reputation.
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1918, Hannah Teresa Rowley, Mrs. Helen Louise (Wales) Farrell, Principles of Chemistry Applied to the Household Precipitated calcium carbonate, a very fine powdery form, is used as a basis for many tooth powders and pastes. As whiting it finds a wide use in cleaning metals of their tarnishes.
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