Synonyms of stained

stained 1 of 2

adjective

as in blackened

not clean

always seen wearing stained clothes, which he apparently hoped would mark him as an antibourgeois bohemian

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blackened
• filthy
• dusty
• dirty
• muddy
• black
• smudged
• soiled
• nasty
• dingy
• grimy
• greasy
• messy
• grubby
• begrimed
• unclean
• polluted
• mucky
• sullied
• sordid
• bedraggled
• grungy
• foul
• besmirched
• draggled
• smutty
• uncleanly
• befouled
• sloppy
• contaminated
• grotty
• cruddy
• tainted
• littered
• messed
• bemired
• chaotic
• confused
• impure
• uncleaned
• unwashed
• defiled
• rumpled
• unsanitary
• disheveled
• insanitary
• disordered
• cluttered
• unsterile
• unsterilized
• disarranged
• unkempt
• scruffy
• jumbled
• muddled
• shabby
• untidy
• slovenly
• sooty
• disarrayed
• squalid
• germy
• mussed
• gunky
• raunchy
• crocked
• mussy
• sleazy
• skanky
• scuzzy
• collied
• fuliginous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unstained
• clean
• stainless
• spotless
• immaculate
• unsullied
• cleaned
• unsoiled
• pure
• clear
• cleanly
• ultraclean
• spick-and-span
• limpid
• bleached
• cleansed
• ordered
• neat
• orderly
• groomed
• combed
• tidy
• whitened
• purified
• shiny
• perfect
• untouched
• sparkling
• bright
• flawless
• unspotted
• unblemished
• untainted
• unpolluted
• virgin
• wholesome
• undefiled
• taintless

stained

2 of 2

verb

past tense of stain

1

as in tainted

to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable

her poor choice of companions stained her reputation somewhat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tainted
• marred
• poisoned
• spoiled
• darkened
• touched
• tarnished
• smeared
• blackened
• degraded
• distorted
• soiled
• blemished
• discolored
• lowered
• discredited
• vitiated
• polluted
• corrupted
• smudged
• sullied
• blurred
• clouded
• tarred
• disgraced
• dirtied
• colored
• dishonored
• besmirched
• shamed
• besmeared
• perverted
• begrimed
• debased
• smirched
• twisted
• demeaned
• sank
• smutted
• subverted
• fouled
• depraved
• cheapened
• debauched
• demoralized
• abased
• bastardized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purified
• cleansed
• elevated
• magnified
• enshrined
• uplifted
• dignified
• glorified
• ennobled
• hallowed

2

as in painted

to give color or a different color to

stained the table to look like cherry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• painted
• tinted
• colored
• dyed
• brightened
• pigmented
• tinged
• tinctured
• darkened
• striped
• bepainted
• lightened
• flecked
• streaked
• mottled
• speckled
• marbled
• checkered
• striated
• patterned
• dappled
• toned (down)
• variegated
• specked
• daubed
• embrowned
• polychromed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bleached
• blanched
• decolorized
• whitened

3

as in dirtied

to make dirty

oil stained his work pants

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stained

Adjective

Set your iron to its lowest setting—no steam—and place the stained area between two paper towels or lint-free cloths. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026

Pushing those briars aside revealed a single splinter of stained glass, bright as a ruby and warm as blood. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

With stained glass, the gray light from outside is filtered through beautiful pieces of glass. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2026

The stained glass above the front door had fallen into the street, held up only by a single cord. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

That means stained glass, visible metalwork, sculptural shades and colored or textured glass. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

Hang a large stained glass panel on its own, or incorporate a smaller one into a gallery wall for a pretty pop of color and decorative pattern. — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2026

Dip a soft, old toothbrush in the soapy solution and scrub the stained area. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Aug. 2026

Everything from the casting (male dancers, internet faves, and very few actual models) to the scenery (a 191-year-old venue with plenty of stained glass) to the ambiance (candlelit, with lots of bows and florals) embodied the brand's quintessential mix of romance, community, and nostalgia. — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 26 June 2026

Verb

Bookshelves are crammed with novels and almanacs, the wood boards of the ceilings stained dark in delicious contrast to the clean white walls and creamy linen furnishings. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

The yellow color from the fenbendazole stained his white goatee. — Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

The intersection was littered with burning car parts, streaks of blood stained the asphalt, and black smoke filled the sky. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Romo was arrested in July on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Wisconsin, a moment that stained his image as the aw-shucks, clean-cut football star who has become one of the best on-air personalities in the game. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

The prosecutor then showed the jury Daniela’s shirt, which the detective said was stained by brown decomposition fluid, and Julia’s clothing, including her underwear soaked in blood. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Dozens of arrests have been made but so far no one has been convicted in an affair that traumatized Mexico and stained the country's reputation. — CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

If feminine hygiene products readily were available, why did female detainees wear clothes stained with their own menstrual blood? — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

Her copy of Beginner's Yoruba became water-stained and covered in pencil marks. — Anya Steinberg, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026