Synonyms of dirtying

dirtying

verb

present participle of dirty

as in staining

to make dirty

she dirtied her new sneakers when she splashed in the puddle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• staining
• blackening
• messing
• soiling
• sullying
• mucking
• besmirching
• muddying
• smudging
• befouling
• daubing
• polluting
• contaminating
• fouling
• griming
• miring
• smirching
• begriming
• distaining
• tainting
• gauming
• defiling
• bemiring
• discoloring
• disarranging
• muddling
• jumbling
• disordering
• dishevelling
• draggling
• disarraying
• disheveling
• confusing
• crocking
• collying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cleaning
• cleansing
• purging
• wiping
• purifying
• decontaminating
• washing
• sweeping
• scrubbing
• brushing
• dusting
• disinfecting
• sanitizing
• rinsing
• mopping
• scouring
• laundering
• renewing
• brightening
• freshening
• straightening (up)
• dry-cleaning
• tidying (up)
• deodorizing
• sprucing (up)