tainted

The word “tainted” has 2 syllables: tain-ted.

It's pronounced as /ˈteɪntɪd/.

What is synonym and antonym for tainted?

In the thesaurus, “tainted” has 18 synonyms and 22 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for tainted along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for tainted

adulterated
blended
contaminated
corrupted
darkened
dilute
diluted
dirty
infected
marred
mixed
poisoned
polluted
rotten
spoiled
stained
thinned
touched

Antonyms for tainted

cleaned
cleansed
cleared
concentrated
distilled
filtered
fine
moral
nice
plain
pure
purged
purified
refined
unadulterated
unalloyed
uncontaminated
uncut
undiluted
unmixed
unpolluted
untainted

Meanings of tainted

verb
1. To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
2. To spoil (food) by contamination.
3. To be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting.
4. To be affected with incipient putrefaction.
5. To mark (a variable) as unsafe, so that operations involving it are subject to additional security checks.
6. To invalidate (a share capital account) by transferring profits into it.
7. To damage, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.
8. To hit or touch lightly, in tilting.
9. To thrust ineffectually with a lance.
adjective
1. Corrupted or filled with imperfections.
2. (of data) Originating from an untrusted source.

Example Sentences

She refused to eat the tainted meat, fearing it might make her sick.
The scandal left a tainted reputation that was hard to shake off.
His memories of the once pristine lake were now tainted by pollution.
The tainted money was traced back to an elaborate money laundering scheme.
The discovery of lead in the water tainted the entire town's water supply.

On this page you'll find 40 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tainted, such as: adulterated, blended, cleaned, cleansed, cleared, concentrated, contaminated.

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