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Synonyms & Antonyms of defiling
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in unwholesome, pernicious
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for defiling
- cursed
- (also curst),
- cussed,
- noxious,
- pernicious,
- pestilential,
- ugly,
- ungodly,
- unwholesome
- corrupt,
- debased,
- debauched,
- degenerate,
- depraved,
- dissolute,
- libertine,
- loose,
- low-minded,
- perverted,
- reprobate,
- scrofulous,
- sick,
- unhealthy
- banned,
- barred,
- condemned,
- discouraged,
- forbidden,
- illegal,
- interdicted,
- outlawed,
- prohibited,
- proscribed,
- unauthorized,
- unclean
- base,
- contemptible,
- despicable,
- dirty,
- disreputable,
- evil-minded,
- ignoble,
- ill,
- infernal,
- low,
- mean,
- snide,
- sordid
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for defiling
- elevated,
- high,
- high-minded,
- law-abiding,
- legitimate,
- lofty,
- noble,
- principled,
- reputable,
- scrupulous
- approved,
- endorsed
- (also indorsed),
- sanctioned
defiling
verb
present participle of defile
Synonyms & Antonyms of defiling (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
- supplies of meat that had been defiled by maggots
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2
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
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“Defiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defiling. Accessed 30 Nov. 2021.
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