smirch

Synonyms

abase, chasten, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, foul, humble, humiliate, lower, shame, sink, take down;

Antonyms

aggrandize, canonize, deify, elevate, exalt;

Near Antonyms

acclaim, applaud, boast, celebrate, cheer, cite, commend, compliment, congratulate, decorate, eulogize, extol (also extoll), hail, honor, laud, praise, salute, tout;

acknowledge, recognize;

highlight, play up, spotlight;

dignify, ennoble, enshrine, enthrone, glorify, magnify;

advance, boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift;

idealize, romanticize;

Related Words

abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle;

belittle, castigate, criticize, cry down, decry, depreciate, detract, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, put down, ridicule, write off;

bad-mouth, defame, defile, libel, malign, slander;

affront, insult;

censure, condemn, damn, denounce, execrate, reprehend, reprobate;