Related Words for tarnish

Compiled automatically from published text to show words that appear in related contexts. Read More Results may indicate historical usage, and do not reflect the views of Merriam-Webster. Send us feedback.
WordSyllablesCategories
sully
/x
Name, Verb
defile
x/
Verb, Verb, Noun
blemish
/x
Noun
taint
/
Noun
blacken
/x
Verb
diminish
x/x
Verb
ruin
/x
Noun
degrade
x/
Verb
contaminate
x/xx
Verb
corrode
x/
Verb
defame
x/
Verb
erode
x/
Verb
discredit
x/x
Noun
dilute
x/
Adjective
jeopardize
/xx
Verb
undermine
/xx
Verb
detract
x/
Verb
smear
/
Noun
fade
/
Noun
oxidize
/xx
Verb
malign
x/
Adjective
shine
/
Noun
marring
/x
Verb
denigrate
/xx
Verb
destroy
x/
Verb
devalue
x/x
Verb
expunge
x/
Verb
damaging
/xx
Adjective
stain
/
Noun
weaken
/x
Verb
harm
/
Noun
luster
/x
Noun
disintegrate
x/xx
Verb
embarrass
x/x
Verb
affect
x/
Verb
expose
x/
Verb
impugn
x/
Verb
protect
x/
Verb
overshadow
/x/x
Verb
reputation
xx/x
Noun
disparage
x/x
Verb
spoil
/
Noun
threaten
/x
Verb
obliterate
x/xx
Verb
enhance
x/
Verb
irritate
/xx
Verb
erase
x/
Verb
impair
x/
Verb
vindicate
/xx
Verb
disassociate
xx/xx
Verb
remove
x/
Verb
perpetuate
x/xx
Verb
deteriorate
x/xxx
Verb
distort
x/
Verb
unblemished
x/x
Adjective
demean
x/
Verb
dampen
/x
Verb
galvanize
/xx
Verb
detrimental
xx/x
Adjective
hurt
/
Noun
elevate
/xx
Verb
misrepresent
xxx/
Verb
undercut
/xx
Adjective
intensify
x/xx
Verb
dishonor
x/x
Noun
jeopardise
/xx
Verb
solidify
x/xx
Verb
betray
x/
Verb
alienate
/xx
Verb
stigmatize
/xx
Verb
efface
x/
Verb
sterling
/x
Noun
patina
x/x
Noun
banish
/x
Verb
darken
/x
Verb
etch
/
Noun
magnify
/xx
Verb
destabilize
x/xx
Verb
preserve
x/
Verb
aggravate
/xx
Verb
disrupt
x/
Verb
neutralize
/xx
Verb
shatter
/x
Noun
lose
/
Verb
nullify
/xx
Verb
prolong
x/
Verb
disown
x/
Verb
smudge
/
Noun
exonerate
x/xx
Verb
whitewash
/x
Noun
exacerbate
x/xx
Verb
accentuate
x/xx
Verb
glorify
/xx
Verb
negate
x/
Verb
strengthen
/x
Verb
hinder
/x
Verb
embellish
x/x
Verb
derail
x/
Verb
humiliate
x/xx
Verb
downplay
/x
Verb
imbue
x/
Verb
dissipate
/xx
Verb
soften
/x
Verb
implicate
/xx
Verb
eradicate
x/xx
Verb
purify
/xx
Verb
endear
x/
Verb
bolster
/x
Noun
enrich
x/
Verb
dissolve
x/
Verb
disqualify
x/xx
Verb
pollute
x/
Verb
rust
/
Noun, Verb
dross
/
Noun
corrosion
x/x
Noun
chink
/
Noun
blue
/
Noun
hammering
/xx
Noun
dipping
/x
Noun
alloy
/x
Noun
wash
/
Noun
enamel
x/x
Noun
slag
/
Noun
lapping
/x
Noun
plating
/x
Noun
lustre
/x
Noun
laurels
/x
Noun
misconduct
x/x
Noun
divert
x/
Verb
image
/x
Noun
splendor
/x
Noun
purity
/xx
Noun
brightness
/x
Noun
amorphous
x/x
Adjective
annealed
x/
Verb, Adjective
anodic
x/x
Adjective
antiferromagnetic
/xxxx/x
Adjective
biocompatible
xxx/xx
Adjective
brass
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
brittle
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
bruise
/
Noun, Verb
cadmium
/xx
Noun
cloud
/
Noun, Verb
color
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
colour
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
conductive
x/x
Adjective
copper
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
dark
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
deforms
x/
Verb
deposited
x/xx
Verb
dirty
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
discoloration
xxx/x
Noun
drab
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
ductile
/x
Adjective
dull
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
evaporated
x/xxx
Adjective
glaze
/
Noun, Verb
gold
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
grape
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
jewelry
/xx
Noun, Verb
maim
/
Verb, Noun
maroon
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
mottling
/xx
Noun
obscure
x/
Adjective, Verb
old
/
Adjective, Noun
polish
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
prejudice
/xx
Noun, Verb, Adjective
sabotage
/xx
Noun, Verb
shade
/
Noun, Verb
shimmer
/x
Noun, Verb
soil
/
Noun, Verb
specks
/
Noun
splotches
xx
Noun
sputtered
/x
Verb
streak
/
Noun, Verb
tinge
/
Noun, Verb
ugly
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
varnish
/x
Noun, Verb
vitiate
/xx
Verb
yellow
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
salad
/x
Noun
closet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
pigeon
/x
Noun, Verb
butt
/
Noun, Verb
pidgin
/x
Noun
bog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
dicky
/x
Name, Adjective
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
aisle
/
Noun