VITIATING Synonyms: 174 Similar and Opposite Words

vitiating

verb

present participle of vitiate

as in tainting

to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable believed that luxury vitiates even the most principled person

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as in damaging

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of numerous grammatical errors vitiate the effectiveness of your writing

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as in degrading

to lower in character, dignity, or quality a penchant for coarse language vitiates what is otherwise a refined literary style

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For all intents and purposes, an unknown actor can wade unburdened into the depths of Bond, able to transform without a viewer’s prior expectation tainting the image of 007.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
District Court Judge Tony Graf ordered measures to prevent the comments by Utah County prosecutor Christopher Ballard from tainting potential jurors should the case go to trial.

— Reuters, NBC news, 26 June 2026

Definition of tainting

Verb

Engineers can spot a bad move inside a crowded virtual home before the machine risks damaging something or moving too close to a person.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Crowds of people—including the relatives of patients—stormed Ituri’s Nyakunde Hospital, throwing stones and damaging its perimeter fence on July 15, according to Reuters.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 22 July 2026

Definition of damaging

Verb

Over the years, old plastic can yellow and become brittle, a sign that the product is degrading and quite literally falling apart.

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 17 July 2026
This helps avoid harming pollinators like bees and prevents the sun from degrading the pesticide or burning the plants.

— Farima Ferguson, The Spruce, 15 July 2026

Definition of degrading

Verb

The same relentlessness that built Ackman’s reputation as a scourge of corporate excess—and, to critics, a bully spoiling for a fight—has increasingly spilled beyond balance sheets and boardrooms.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Without spoiling too much, Rick and Morty make a cameo in the pilot in a very meta scene.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 July 2026

Definition of spoiling

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To prevent a similar war from happening again, Menelaus scarred her face, permanently marring her famous beauty.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Lined with live oaks and old-fashioned, busy storefronts, this artsy town on the Gulf of Mexico has no commercial development marring its shoreline.

— Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 16 June 2026

Definition of marring

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Character also involves standing up to people who are bankrupting and corrupting this country.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 May 2026
An early discussion about social contracts comes down to us in Plato’s dialogue Crito in which Socrates, condemned to death for allegedly corrupting the youth, refused an offer to escape from prison.

— George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of corrupting

Verb

One of Robinson's attorneys, Kathryn Nester, also represented Kouri Richins, who was convicted of poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, in March 2022.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
Lewis was accused of poisoning two white female housemates, assaulted by a white mob in response to the charge, and acquitted in court, only to then be accused of stealing art supplies and prohibited from reënrolling.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Definition of poisoning

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On November 17, tanks smashed through the gates, injuring and killing students.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Russia has carried out a wave of ballistic missile and drone strikes on Ukraine, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens, Ukrainian officials said Sunday.

— Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 July 2026

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