Synonyms for taint
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1. taint

   Whatever mars the beauty or completeness of an object is a blemish, whether original, as squinting eyes, or the result of accident or disease, etc., as the pits of smallpox. A blemish is superficial; a flaw or taint is in structure or substance. In the moral sense, we speak of a blot or stain upon reputation; a flaw or taint in character. A defect is the want or lack of something; fault, primarily a failing, is something that fails of an apparent intent or disappoints a natural expectation; thus a sudden dislocation or displacement of geological strata is called a fault. Figuratively, a blemish comes from one's own ill-doing; a brand or stigma is inflicted by others; as, the brand of infamy.

   Synonyms:
   blemish, blot, blur, brand, crack, daub, defacement, defect, deformity, dent, disfigurement, disgrace, dishonor, fault, flaw, imperfection, injury, reproach, smirch, soil, speck, spot, stain, stigma, tarnish

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1. taint

   Synonyms:
   imbue, impregnate, infect, defile, corrupt, stain, sully, tarnish, contaminate, vitiate, poison, pollute, blot, disgrace, dishonor

   Antonyms:
   disinfect, purify, cleanse, efface, signalize, credit

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1. contamination, taintverb

   the state of being contaminated

   Synonyms:
   pollution, contamination, contaminant

2. defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloudverb

   place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

   "sully someone's reputation"

   Synonyms:
   subvert, besmirch, fog, calumniate, foul, infect, overcast, becloud, befoul, maculate, slander, demoralise, dapple, cloud, misdirect, debase, pervert, demoralize, sully, defame, asperse, vitiate, profane, defile, obscure, mist, stain, haze over, smear, denigrate, deprave, mottle, tarnish, buy, befog, grease one's palms, smirch, bribe, debauch, spoil, corrupt, obnubilate

3. infect, taintverb

   contaminate with a disease or microorganism

   Synonyms:
   cloud, defile, corrupt, sully, infect

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1. taintverb

   Synonyms:
   imbue, impregnate

2. taintverb

   Synonyms:
   corrupt, infect, contaminate, defile, poison, make noxious, make putrid

3. taintverb

   Synonyms:
   tarnish, stain, sully

4. taintnoun

   Synonyms:
   tincture, tinge, stain

5. taintnoun

   Synonyms:
   infection, corruption, depravation, contamination, defilement

6. taintnoun

   Synonyms:
   fault, blemish, defect, flaw, spot

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1. taintnoun

   Synonyms:
   infection, contamination, vitiation, defilement, pollution

2. taintverb

   Synonyms:
   imbue, impregnate, corrupt, infect, vitiate, sully, besmirch, discolor, contaminate

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1. List of paraphrases for "taint":

   anus, stain

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How to use taint in a sentence?

1. Sarah Orne Jewett:

   'Taint't worthwhile to wear a day all out before it comes.

2. Christen Kuikoua:

   In our friendships, we often act as adversaries, and in our humanity, we sometimes emulate the ferocity of lions. Yet, we must not allow malevolence to cloud our judgment or materialism to taint our souls. Instead, let kindness prevail, even if the world misunderstands. It's never too late to embrace the innate humanity bestowed upon us and to find hope by opening our eyes to a better way.

3. Ilhan Omar:

   We are a nation of tremendous wealth. Hunger in this country is the result of policies that keep wages low and funnel wealth to the top. It is the result of a political system that says it is OK to spend money on tax breaks for millionaires and the same companies who taint our economy, but we can't afford to fund meals for our kids in the streets.

4. Marc Polymeropoulos:

   The motives of his recent moves at DoD and NSA remain unclear and are of course speculative, although the partisan personnel he put in place certainly suggest that he is stacking the deck, ultimately to win the fight over further declassification of intel related to the 2016 Russian investigation, if he did the same at CIA, install a new hyper-partisan director who would agree to further declassification efforts, it would not only expose and compromise highly classified sources and methods, but also taint the agency in the eyes of our international partners. Simply put, that puts America at great risk.

5. Mark Krstic:

   It's a nightmare of a problem, smoke taint is one of the symptoms of climate change for the wine industry and it's only getting worse.