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stain

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of stain

1 to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable

  • her poor choice of companions stained her reputation somewhat
Synonyms of stain

blemish, darken, mar, poison, spoil, taint, tarnish, touch, vitiate
Words Related to stain

begrime, besmear, besmirch, blacken, blur, cloud, dirty, discolor, pollute, smear, smirch, smudge, smut, soil, sully, tar

abase, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, foul, lower, shame, sink

bastardize, corrupt, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, subvert

color, distort, twist
Near Antonyms of stain

cleanse, purify

dignify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, glorify, hallow, magnify, uplift

2 to give color or a different color to

  • stained the table to look like cherry
Synonyms of stain

bepaint [archaic], color, dye, paint, pigment, tincture, tinge, tint
Words Related to stain

brighten, lighten

darken, embrown, tone (down)

checker, dapple, daub, fleck, marble, mottle, pattern, polychrome, speck, speckle, streak, striate, stripe, variegate
Near Antonyms of stain

blanch, bleach, whiten
Antonyms of stain

decolorize

3 to make dirty

  • oil stained his work pants
Synonyms of stain

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

contaminate, defile, pollute, taint

discolor

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

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

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 stain

clean, cleanse

stain

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of stain

1 a mark of guilt or disgrace

  • the stain of this cowardly act would haunt him for the rest of his career
Synonyms of stain

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

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 stain

award, credit, honor

chasteness, chastity, modesty, purity, stainlessness

good, right

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

goodness, righteousness, virtuousness

fame, glory, renown, repute

2 a substance used to color other materials

  • applied several coats of stain to the wood
Synonyms of stain

color, colorant, coloring, dye, dyestuff, pigment
Words Related to stain

tint, toner

cast, hue, shade, tinge

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