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smirch

noun

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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

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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

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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 one's own eyes or in others' 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

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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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