Synonyms of defiling

defiling 1 of 2

adjective

as in pernicious

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pernicious
• cursed
• unwholesome
• condemned
• corrupt
• debased
• forbidden
• prohibited
• pestilential
• perverted
• unclean
• degenerate
• depraved
• noxious
• ugly
• ungodly
• dissolute
• debauched
• unauthorized
• barred
• scrofulous
• objectionable
• illegal
• proscribed
• unhealthy
• sick
• reprobate
• cussed
• loose
• offensive
• obscene
• libertine
• reprehensible
• outlawed
• blamable
• censurable
• interdicted
• low-minded
• discouraged
• banned
• blameworthy
• curst
• disallowed
• infamous
• execrable
• atrocious
• infernal
• cruel
• sordid
• ignoble
• vile
• despicable
• sinful
• disreputable
• base
• contemptible
• unlawful
• errant
• dirty
• wretched
• fallen
• miserable
• evil
• unprincipled
• wicked
• erring
• immoral
• lousy
• unscrupulous
• villainous
• iniquitous
• unrighteous
• ill
• rotten
• unsavory
• nasty
• nefarious
• mean
• snide
• vicious
• evil-minded
• wrong
• unethical
• dark
• low
• bad

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• moral
• righteous
• honorable
• sublime
• virtuous
• good
• right
• noble
• legitimate
• ethical
• upright
• high
• just
• permitted
• elevated
• decent
• honest
• legal
• lofty
• scrupulous
• permissible
• principled
• reputable
• authorized
• licensed
• clean
• proper
• sanctioned
• endorsed
• allowed
• approved
• correct
• promoted
• pure
• exemplary
• supported
• white
• high-minded
• decorous
• blameless
• decent
• innocent
• chaste
• perfect
• guiltless
• seemly
• venerable
• encouraged
• spotless
• law-abiding
• worthy
• immaculate
• wholesome
• commendable
• inoffensive
• creditable
• unerring
• irreproachable
• unobjectionable
• uncorrupted
• esteemed
• respected
• incorruptible
• indorsed
• abetted
• squeaky-clean
• lily-white
• unfallen
• upstanding

defiling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of defile

1

as in polluting

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

supplies of meat that had been defiled by maggots

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in violating

to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect

art conservators were careful not to do anything that might defile the holy relic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violating
• desecrating
• destroying
• profaning
• ravaging
• demolishing
• ruining
• raiding
• insulting
• tainting
• contaminating
• robbing
• polluting
• sullying
• blaspheming
• wrecking
• cursing
• soiling
• offending
• plundering
• defaming
• affronting
• decimating
• swearing
• poisoning
• stripping
• despoiling
• devastating
• sacking
• outraging
• desacralizing
• pillaging
• befouling
• fouling
• looting
• annihilating
• razing
• desanctifying
• wasting
• deconsecrating
• ransacking
• spoiling
• crushing
• desolating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• respecting
• dedicating
• sanctifying
• honoring
• consecrating
• blessing
• hallowing
• purifying
• purging
• cleansing