Synonyms of sullied

sullied 1 of 2

adjective

as in stained

not clean

lying in sullied bed linens that had not seen the inside of a washing machine for some time

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

sullied

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verb

past tense of sully

as in blackened

to make dirty

people that sully our state parks with their trash

a once-gleaming marble interior sullied by decades of exposure to cigarette smoke

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sullied

Verb

Shortly after Palace’s next match had finished, a defeat by Everton on the opening weekend of the new season, his reputation among the supporters had been sullied again. — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Such shenanigans are more or less expected, and certainly haven’t forever sullied the American soccer fan base, at least here at home. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 7 July 2026

Soap invited its viewers to take jabs at the genre in a time when the soap opera’s reputation had already been sullied in the American mind. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026

He was accused of abusing boys, a charge that went unproven but sullied his reputation in Europe. — Amanda Rosa updated April 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026

But a battlefield promotion to Ayatollah was arranged, blending faith with politics in an exercise that critics said sullied both even before Khamenei reinforced his position by earthly means, elevating the IRGC. — Karl Vick, Time, 28 Feb. 2026

Revelations in 2020 that Boohoo’s Leicester contractors were subjecting their workers to exploitative pay and unsafe conditions certainly sullied the Midlands city’s reputation. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026

The publicity emails sent from Amazon regarding the movie have no individual names or email addresses attached, as though no one wanted their career or personal brand sullied by association. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026

The Golden Globes are a pure and true celebration of artistry that stand for unflinching moral justice and should not be sullied by avarice! — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026