BEFOULING Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

befouling

verb

present participle of befoul

as in staining

to make dirty unsightly mud and slush befouls the family car every winter

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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

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Tips To Keep Your Sink Clean Longer Rinse the sink after every use to get rid of food debris that can cause odors, get rid of soap scum, and reduce staining.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2026
Hydrogen peroxide acts as a mild disinfectant that kills mold and bacteria and is very helpful for light staining.

— Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 27 Sep. 2026

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In recent years, the plastics industry has touted the promise of chemical recycling, a set of costly, often polluting technologies that break plastic into its molecular building blocks.

— Lisa Song, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2026
Any type of foreign material can harm a hydrothermal feature, either by clogging the water supply, polluting the water or blocking its runoff channel, according to the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.

— Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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Lines at Russian gas stations, crippled refineries, and images of burning oil depots blackening the sky lent credence to the narrative, as did blackouts and fuel shortages in Crimea.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026
There’s more than just blackening bananas; electrodes embedded in the fruit transmit electrical signals into sound and light tones that constantly shift.

— Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

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Her father, Steve Apa, told the New York Times that the cause was rhabdomyolysis, also known as rhabdo, a rare condition in which skeletal muscle breaks down and dies quickly, poisoning the body.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Her father told The New York Times that she’d been stricken with rhabdomyolysis, a rare condition in which muscles can break down during exertion, poisoning the body.

— Larry Neumeister, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

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The two cars Bentley brought to Laguna Seca are the only two that have been built so far, and sullying either with a trip through the gravel or, worse yet, into a tire barrier, was definitely not on the agenda.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
The Spurs were a ghastly 11 of 46 from the perimeter, sullying an otherwise analytically pristine shot chart that included only four non-paint 2s.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 5 June 2026

Definition of sullying

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Towards the end of the episode, Abby (Hall) and Andrew Borden (Hunnam) get very sick after eating spoiled oysters — projectile vomiting and soiling their undergarments in the dining room.

— Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026
An Australian indoor fitness athlete apologized Thursday for continuing to participate in a recent competition after apparently soiling herself.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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Troubled by all the people besmirching the occupation, a group of agents formed a national trade group in 1908—the one eventually known as NAR.

— Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
In her response, Hajdini cast Rana as manipulative and deceitful, intent on ruining her life and besmirching her employer through his sensational accusations.

— David Chiu, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026

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