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Synonyms and Antonyms of fouled
- the mechanic fouled the bath towels with axle grease
- industrial pollution fouling the water supply
- the minister was irreparably fouled by baseless rumors and allegations
abashed, confounded, confused, discomfited, disconcerted, discountenanced, embarrassed, fazed, flustered, mortified, nonplussed (also nonplused), rattled
belittled, castigated, cried down, criticized, decried, depreciated, detracted, diminished, discounted, disparaged, minimized, put down, ridiculed, wrote off
bad-mouthed, defamed, defiled, libeled (or libelled), maligned, slandered
censured, condemned, damned, denounced, execrated, reprehended, reprobated
acclaimed, applauded, boasted, celebrated, cheered, cited, commended, complimented, congratulated, decorated, eulogized, extolled, feted (or fêted), hailed, honored, lauded, praised, saluted, touted
highlighted, played up, spotlighted (or spotlit)
dignified, ennobled, enshrined, enskied, enthroned, glorified, magnified
advanced, boosted, lifted, promoted, raised, upgraded, uplifted
- unless you want to smell the organic refuse as it fouls, locate the compost heap away from the house
broke down, corrupted, decayed, decomposed, disintegrated, festered, molded, moldered, perished [chiefly British], putrefied, rotted, spoiled (or chiefly British spoilt)
soured, turned, turned off [British]
contaminated, defiled, polluted, tainted
crumbled, declined, degenerated, descended, deteriorated, dilapidated, sank (or sunk), withered
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