tainting
The word “tainting” has 2 syllables: tain-ting.
It's pronounced as /ˈteɪntɪŋ/.
What is synonym and antonym for tainting?
In the thesaurus, “tainting” has 12 synonyms and 10 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for tainting along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for tainting
- abuse
- contaminating
- corruption
- darkening
- deterioration
- infection
- marring
- poisoning
- polluting
- spoiling
- staining
- touching
Antonyms for tainting
- clarifying
- cleaning
- cleansing
- clearing
- distilling
- elevating
- filtering
- purging
- purifying
- sterility
Meanings of tainting
- 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 was tainting his once-impeccable reputation.
- The presence of mold was tainting the air quality in the old building.
- They were concerned that the false accusations were tainting their friendship.
- The company faced backlash for tainting the environment with their careless waste disposal.
- The news of the bribery scandal was tainting the entire organization's image.
On this page you'll find 22 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tainting, such as: abuse, clarifying, cleaning, cleansing, clearing, contaminating, corruption.
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