maculate
The word “maculate” has 3 syllables: mac-u-late
It's pronounced as /ˈmæk.jə.lət/
What is synonym and antonym for maculate?
In the thesaurus, “maculate” has 123 synonyms and 52 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for maculate along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for maculate
- abuse
- adulterate
- adulterated
- alloyed
- bedraggle
- befoul
- befouled
- begrime
- begrimed
- bemired
- besmirch
- besmirched
- bespatter
- bespeckle
- besprinkle
- blended
- blot
- blotch
- blotchy
- cheapened
- checkered
- coalesced
- combined
- commingled
- compounded
- contaminate
- contaminated
- corrupted
- crumb
- dapple
- dappled
- debase
- debased
- defile
- defiled
- deflower
- degrade
- desecrate
- dilute
- diluted
- dirtied
- dirty
- discolor
- disgrace
- dishonor
- doctored
- dot
- dust
- fleck
- flecked
- foul
- fouled
- freckled
- grime
- hurt
- impure
- incorporated
- intermingled
- intermixed
- make foul
- marble
- marbled
- merged
- mess
- mess up
- mingled
- mixed
- molest
- motley
- mottle
- muck
- muck up
- muddy
- muss
- muss up
- pepper
- piebald
- pied
- pimple
- pollute
- polluted
- profane
- rape
- ravish
- scuzz up
- seduce
- shame
- skewbald
- smear
- smudge
- soil
- soiled
- spatter
- speck
- speckle
- splash
- splotch
- spoil
- spoiled
- spot
- spotted
- stain
- stipple
- streak
- streaked
- stripe
- stud
- sullied
- sully
- tabby
- taint
- tainted
- tar
- tarnish
- thinned
- trash
- unclarified
- unfiltered
- unrefined
- variegate
- variegated
- vitiate
- weakened
Antonyms for maculate
- assist
- clarified
- clean
- cleanse
- clease
- concentrated
- cure
- disenchant
- elevate
- esteem
- filtered
- fine
- hallow
- heal
- help
- honor
- immaculate
- laud
- neat
- pasteurized
- plain
- please
- praise
- protect
- pure
- purified
- purify
- refined
- respect
- sanctify
- spotless
- stainless
- sterile
- sterilize
- sterilized
- straight
- strong
- ultrapure
- ultrarefined
- unadulterated
- unalloyed
- uncombined
- uncontaminated
- uncut
- undiluted
- unflecked
- unmixed
- unpolluted
- unsoiled
- unsullied
- untainted
- upgrade
Meanings of maculate
- verb
- To spot; to stain; to blur.
- adjective
- Marked with spots or maculae; blotched.
- Defiled; impure.
Example Sentences
- The artist's meticulous work left the canvas completely maculate with vibrant splatters of color.
- Despite the efforts to keep the room clean, the white walls became maculate with fingerprints and smudges.
- The once-pristine snow became maculate as footprints crisscrossed the landscape.
- The chef couldn't stand to see the kitchen maculate, so he scrubbed every surface until it gleamed.
- Heavy rain turned the streets into a muddy, maculate mess, making it challenging for pedestrians.
On this page you'll find 175 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to maculate, such as: abuse, adulterate, adulterated, alloyed, assist, bedraggle, befoul.
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Related Words
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tar
- abase
- able seaman
- able-bodied sailor
- able-bodied seaman
- abuse
- adhesive
- adulterate
- amber
- animalize
- apply
- asphalt
- assail
- attack
- bastardize
- be evil
- beachcomber
- bedaub
- bedraggle
- befoul
- begrime
- besmear
- besmirch
- besoil
- bestialize
- binder
- birdlime
- blacken
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- blur
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- brutalize
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- cast doubt upon
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- cockswain
- codeine
- cohesive substance
- color
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- commit sin
- concrete
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- cover
- coxswain
- crewman
- cross
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- cut
- cut to shreds
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- decay
- deck hand
- deckhand
- decompose
- defame
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- deflower
- degrade
- demean
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- disgrace
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- dispute
- distort
- diver
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- doctor
- dope
- drag through the mud
- drug
- dull
- dye
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- epoxy
- exudate
- flagstone
- flame
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- gainsay
- give a bad name
- glue
- gob
- gravel
- grime
- grout
- gum
- gunk
- harm
- hearty
- heroin
- hoodoo
- hurt
- hypnotic
- impair
- infect
- injure
- jack
- jack-tar
- jacky
- knock
- lascar
- lay asphalt
- lay concrete
- lime
- lime-juicer
- limey
- lose luster
- lose shine
- lower
- lubber
- lute
- macadamize
- maculate
- make dusty
- make foul
- make impure
- make unclean
- mar
- marine
- mariner
- mark
- mate
- merman
- mess
- mess up
- middy
- midshipman
- misuse
- mock
- molest
- morphine
- mortar
- mucilage
- muck
- muck up
- mud
- muddy
- mudsling
- mung
- muss
- muss up
- navigator
- negate
- negative
- old salt
- opiate
- oppose
- overlay
- overspread
- pale
- papaverine
- paste
- patch
- pervert
- pilot
- pin something on
- pirate
- pitch
- plaster
- poison
- pollute
- poppy
- powerboater
- profane
- prostitute
- put double whammy on
- put down
- putrefy
- putty
- question
- rape
- ravish
- resin
- resist
- revile
- road
- rosin
- rot
- rubber cement
- run down
- rust
- sailboater
- sailor
- salt
- sand
- scorn
- scuzz up
- sea dog
- sea person
- seafarer
- sealant
- seaman
- seduce
- shame
- shellback
- shipman
- shipmate
- sidewalk
- sink
- size
- skin alive
- skipper
- slam
- slander
- sleep-inducer
- slop
- smear
- smirch
- smoke
- smudge
- smut
- smutch
- soil
- solder
- soporific
- spatter
- spike
- spoil
- spot
- spray
- sprinkle
- stain
- stick it to
- stickum
- stigmatize
- streak
- subvert
- sully
- surface
- swab
- swabber
- swabbie
- swabby
- swear
- sweat
- swipe at
- taint
- talk dirty
- tarnish
- tarpaulin
- throw doubt on
- throw the book at
- thumb nose at
- tile
- tinge
- tint
- touch
- traduce
- trash
- traverse
- turn
- twist
- vice
- violate
- vitiate
- voodoo
- water
- water dog
- water down
- wax
- windjammer
- yachter
- zap
- zing