taint
The word “taint” has 1 syllable: taint
It's pronounced as /teɪnt/
What is synonym and antonym for taint?
In the thesaurus, “taint” has 26 synonyms and 21 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for taint along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for taint
- besmirch
- blemish
- blight
- blot
- cloud
- contaminate
- corrupt
- damage
- darken
- discredit
- guilt
- harm
- hurt
- infect
- mar
- muddy
- poison
- pollute
- smear
- spoil
- stain
- stigma
- sully
- tar
- tarnish
- touch
Antonyms for taint
- aid
- assist
- award
- benefit
- bless
- chastity
- clarify
- clean
- cleanse
- clear
- credit
- fix
- help
- honor
- improve
- mend
- modesty
- purge
- purify
- purity
- right
Meanings of taint
- noun
- A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- A mark of disgrace, especially on one's character; blemish.
- Tincture; hue; colour.
- Infection; corruption; deprivation.
- A marker indicating that a variable is unsafe and should be subjected to additional security checks.
- A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.
- An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a dishonorable or unscientific manner.
- The perineum.
- verb
- To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
- To spoil (food) by contamination.
- To be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting.
- To be affected with incipient putrefaction.
- To mark (a variable) as unsafe, so that operations involving it are subject to additional security checks.
- To invalidate (a share capital account) by transferring profits into it.
- To damage, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.
- To hit or touch lightly, in tilting.
- To thrust ineffectually with a lance.
Example Sentences
- The scandal threatened to taint the politician's reputation irreparably.
- It's important to ensure that no impurities taint the drinking water supply.
- The chef refused to use any ingredients that might taint the flavor of the dish.
- His past mistakes should not taint his future opportunities for redemption.
- The investigation aimed to uncover any taint of corruption within the organization.
On this page you'll find 47 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to taint, such as: aid, assist, award, benefit, besmirch, blemish, bless.
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