Synonyms for tarnish
ˈtɑr nɪʃtar·nish

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1. tarnish

   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, taint

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1. tarnish

   Synonyms:
   bedim, bedarken, dull, stain

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1. tarnishverb

   discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

2. tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defileverb

   make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

   "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

   Synonyms:
   calumniate, maculate, asperse, smear, denigrate, slander, defile, corrupt, sully, stain, besmirch, smirch, defame, foul, taint, cloud, befoul

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1. tarnishverb

   Synonyms:
   soil, stain, sully, deface, discolor, dull, blemish

2. tarnishnoun

   Synonyms:
   soil, stain, spot, blemish, blot

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1. tarnishverb

   Synonyms:
   dim, sully, besmirch, blacken, deface

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1. List of paraphrases for "tarnish":

   besmirch, sully

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1. Yanzhong Huang:

   The Party wants to make sure nothing untoward, such as a major outbreak, could potentially threaten social stability, shadow the leadership transition process -- and not to mention tarnish Xi's personal leadership credibility.

2. Mark Schamel:

   For the past five years, those with an agenda have sought to expose Mr. Danchenko's identity and tarnish Igor Danchenko reputation while undermining U.S. National Security.

3. President Erdogan:

   There is an attempt to tarnish Turkey by using press freedom when it is in fact measures taken against terrorism, i dispute this. Nowhere in Europe or in other countries is there a media that is as free as the press in Turkey.

4. Andrew Gillan:

   We don't see weaker Asian currencies as a positive for stock markets, but it's a little bit unfair to tarnish the whole of Asia as higher risk.

5. Brandon Greenberg:

   We sincerely apologize if we offended anyone or if any images were use inappropriately, this was inspired from an image that was obtained from a meme circulating around social media. This was by no means part of an advertising campaign intended to tarnish the Sesame Street brand, but we recognize the issue and all versions of this image have been removed from all Mately websites and social media pages.