Synonyms of smirched

smirched 1 of 2

adjective

as in stained

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stained
• soiled
• filthy
• besmirched
• unclean
• sullied
• grubby
• spotted
• dingy
• uncleaned
• grimy
• unwashed
• dirty
• greasy
• muddy
• polluted
• tainted
• foul
• mucky
• blackened
• discolored
• defiled
• unsterilized
• unsterile
• germy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsullied
• clean
• unstained
• spotless
• stainless
• antiseptic
• chaste
• immaculate
• fair
• unsoiled
• pristine
• squeaky-clean
• spick-and-span
• pure
• untainted
• wholesome
• unpolluted
• undefiled
• spic-and-span
• sterile
• sanitary
• hygienic
• cleanly
• taintless
• germfree

smirched

2 of 2

verb

past tense of smirch

1

as in blackened

to make dirty

their clothes were smirched by dust from the trail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stained
• blackened
• dirtied
• besmirched
• sullied
• grimed
• begrimed
• soiled
• smudged
• messed
• muddied
• mucked
• befouled
• daubed
• mired
• distained
• polluted
• contaminated
• tainted
• bemired
• fouled
• gaumed
• defiled
• discolored
• draggled
• disarranged
• dishevelled
• jumbled
• disordered
• muddled
• disheveled
• confused
• disarrayed
• crocked
• collied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cleaned
• cleansed
• purified
• purged
• wiped
• swept
• washed
• decontaminated
• disinfected
• scrubbed
• brushed
• rinsed
• sanitized
• dusted
• mopped
• laundered
• renewed
• scoured
• brightened
• freshened
• straightened (up)
• dry-cleaned
• deodorized
• spruced (up)
• tidied (up)

2

as in humiliated

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 & Similar Words

• humiliated
• discredited
• disgraced
• embarrassed
• shamed
• degraded
• dishonored
• confused
• humbled
• rattled
• debased
• insulted
• demeaned
• abased
• chastened
• cheapened
• fouled
• lowered
• criticized
• diminished
• sunk
• took down
• sank
• mortified
• abashed
• ridiculed
• flustered
• disconcerted
• discountenanced
• discomfited
• slandered
• disparaged
• defiled
• nonplused
• condemned
• confounded
• minimized
• defamed
• nonplussed
• decried
• maligned
• libelled
• detracted
• discounted
• libeled
• affronted
• fazed
• belittled
• depreciated
• castigated
• wrote off
• execrated
• denounced
• reprehended
• cried down
• damned
• censured
• reprobated
• bad-mouthed
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevated
• exalted
• recognized
• honored
• boasted
• celebrated
• cited
• praised
• saluted
• deified
• decorated
• acknowledged
• extolled
• applauded
• cheered
• hailed
• commended
• eulogized
• canonized
• lauded
• complimented
• congratulated
• feted
• touted
• acclaimed
• aggrandized
• highlighted
• dignified
• ennobled
• lifted
• enshrined
• magnified
• fêted
• spotlighted
• enthroned
• promoted
• glorified
• raised
• played up
• advanced
• uplifted
• upgraded
• idealized
• boosted
• spotlit
• romanticized
• enskied