Synonyms of befouling

befouling

verb

present participle of befoul

1

as in staining

to make dirty

unsightly mud and slush befouls the family car every winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in polluting

to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable

the enemy had befouled the water in all of the area's wells with animal carcasses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• polluting
• poisoning
• contaminating
• tainting
• defiling
• infecting
• fouling
• soiling
• sullying
• dirtying
• besmirching
• staining
• rotting
• diluting
• corrupting
• blackening
• smudging
• adulterating
• muddying
• spoiling
• miring
• fouling up
• griming
• watering down
• begriming
• smirching
• doctoring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cleaning
• purifying
• cleansing
• purging
• clearing
• clarifying
• distilling
• filtering
• decontaminating
• sterilizing
• disinfecting
• sanitizing