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smirch

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of smirch

a mark of guilt or disgrace

  • corruption charges that were a smirch on her reputation
Synonyms of smirch

blot, brand, onus, slur, smudge, spot, stain, stigma, taint
Words Related to smirch

black eye, discredit, disesteem, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, guilt, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame

corruption, debauchery, depravity, immorality, iniquity, licentiousness, sin, unscrupulousness, vice
Near Antonyms of smirch

award, credit, honor

chasteness, chastity, modesty, purity, stainlessness

good, right

honesty, integrity, legitimacy, probity, rectitude, scrupulousness, uprightness

goodness, righteousness, virtuousness

fame, glory, renown, repute

smirch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of smirch

1 to make dirty

  • their clothes were smirched by dust from the trail
Synonyms of smirch

befoul, begrime, bemire, besmirch, blacken, daub, dirty, distain [archaic], foul, gaum [dialect], grime, mire, muck, muddy, smudge, soil, stain, sully
Words Related to smirch

contaminate, defile, pollute, taint

discolor

confuse, disarrange, disarray, dishevel, disorder, draggle, jumble, mess, muddle

colly [chiefly British dialect], crock [dialect]
Near Antonyms of smirch

decontaminate, purge, purify

disinfect, sanitize

brush, dry-clean, dust, launder, mop, rinse, scour, scrub, sweep, wash, wipe

brighten, deodorize, freshen, renew, spruce (up)

straighten (up), tidy (up)
Antonyms of smirch

clean, cleanse

2 to reduce to a lower standing in oneʼs own eyes or in othersʼ eyes

  • this scandal will forever smirch the name of a once-great family
Synonyms of smirch

abase, chasten, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, foul, humble, humiliate, lower, shame, sink, take down
Words Related to smirch

abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle

belittle, castigate, criticize, cry down, decry, depreciate, detract, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, put down, ridicule, write off

bad-mouth, defame, defile, libel, malign, slander

affront, insult

censure, condemn, damn, denounce, execrate, reprehend, reprobate
Near Antonyms of smirch

acclaim, applaud, boast, celebrate, cheer, cite, commend, compliment, congratulate, decorate, eulogize, extol (also extoll), fete (or fête), hail, honor, laud, praise, salute, tout

acknowledge, recognize

highlight, play up, spotlight

dignify, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, enthrone, glorify, magnify

advance, boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift

idealize, romanticize
Antonyms of smirch

aggrandize, canonize, deify, elevate, exalt

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