Synonyms of mars

mars 1 of 2

noun

plural of mar

as in defects

something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing

the Johnsons complained to the movers about broken dishes and mars on the furniture

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defects
• scars
• blotches
• marks
• deformities
• blights
• stains
• distortions
• irregularities
• faults
• blemishes
• flaws
• imperfections
• spots
• excrescences
• bugs
• pockmarks
• disfigurements
• excrescencies
• abnormalities
• damages
• injuries
• malformations
• glitches
• weaknesses
• misshapes
• taints
• blots
• kinks
• blurs
• impairments
• defacements
• failings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ornaments
• decorations
• enhancements
• adornments
• embellishments

mars

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mar

1

as in taints

to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable

mar a politician's reputation with scurrilous rumors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• taints
• spoils
• stains
• poisons
• darkens
• touches
• tarnishes
• degrades
• distorts
• pollutes
• blackens
• smears
• lowers
• corrupts
• vitiates
• discredits
• soils
• clouds
• blemishes
• smudges
• discolors
• sullies
• tars
• blurs
• sinks
• dirties
• disgraces
• dishonors
• perverts
• subverts
• debases
• shames
• colors
• besmirches
• abases
• demeans
• besmears
• smuts
• cheapens
• debauches
• fouls
• twists
• begrimes
• depraves
• smirches
• bastardizes
• demoralizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purifies
• cleanses
• elevates
• glorifies
• magnifies
• uplifts
• ennobles
• enshrines
• hallows
• dignifies

2

as in damages

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

the once glossy surface is now marred by numerous small pits and abrasions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damages
• injures
• hurts
• cripples
• weakens
• erodes
• spoils
• impairs
• breaks
• compromises
• harms
• disfigures
• destroys
• defaces
• flaws
• crosses (up)
• ruins
• bloodies
• undermines
• blemishes
• vitiates
• crabs
• wounds
• shatters
• deteriorates
• blights
• endamages
• batters
• washes out
• tarnishes
• dents
• wrecks
• demolishes
• enervates
• enfeebles
• smashes
• scours
• dings
• wears (away)
• tortures
• botches
• gums (up)
• maims
• disables
• desolates
• lacerates
• crushes
• mutilates
• wipes out
• wastes
• dints
• queers
• annihilates
• pulverizes
• torments
• mangles
• razes
• devastates
• tears down
• lames
• decimates
• dashes
• clobbers
• bashes
• scourges
• hamstrings
• totals
• does in
• bangs up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repairs
• doctors
• fixes
• patches
• rebuilds
• reconstructs
• renovates
• helps
• heals
• reconditions
• cures
• mends
• revamps
• remedies
• rectifies
• rehabilitates
• improves
• enhances
• edits
• enriches
• revises
• remodels
• refines
• perfects
• ameliorates
• betters
• meliorates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mars

Noun

The Scorpio moon opposing Mars may challenge you to protect your energy. — Usa Today, USA Today, 26 June 2026

So even when Mars is near opposition and appears to glow many times brighter, Antares still rivals it at least in color. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 June 2026

The good news is that the day progresses quickly, and Mercury in Cancer’s productive alignment to Mars in Taurus adds conviction and a refreshingly assertive tone to our conversations. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

With the recent Artemis II mission to the moon, humanity is again starting to explore the possibility of astronauts spending long periods of time in space—perhaps even one day going to Mars, even if doing so sounds pretty awful. — Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 25 June 2026

Other guests on the album include Paul McCartney, the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, and Bruno Mars. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026

An artist's impression of the MAVEN spacecraft in orbit around Mars. — William Harwood, CBS News, 3 June 2026

Unlike Earth’s proton auroras, which occur mainly near the poles, Mars experiences these atmospheric light displays across much of the planet. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 June 2026

Verb

Especially the guy who bangs a wrecking ball against the historic East Wing to make room for an incongruous ballroom monstrosity, who mars the sacred Oval Office with gold glitter and paves over the lovely Rose Garden. — Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Jacob Whitehead Homophobic chant mars Mexico’s win Before the World Cup, the Mexican football federation launched a campaign that featured the heroes of the country’s 1986 World Cup side. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026

No sadness mars the purity of its paranoia. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026

However, an earnestness mars most of the proceedings. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026

Deadly holiday weekend mars broad crime drop The back-and-forth followed a Labor Day weekend of deadly violence in Chicago worse than in the previous two years, with seven people shot to death, according to preliminary Chicago Police Department reports. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025

Valuing a project at cost of production rather than value in an arm’s length sale—common in all economic statistics—especially mars Chinese data. — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025