Synonyms of tainting

tainting

verb

present participle of taint

1

as in marring

to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable

criticism of her sister's singing that was tainted by envy

a tendency toward conceitedness taints the athlete's status as a role model

Synonyms & Similar Words

• marring
• spoiling
• poisoning
• staining
• darkening
• touching
• tarnishing
• distorting
• vitiating
• corrupting
• degrading
• polluting
• discrediting
• lowering
• smearing
• blackening
• blemishing
• sullying
• clouding
• soiling
• blurring
• besmirching
• dirtying
• discoloring
• disgracing
• dishonoring
• tarring
• debasing
• smudging
• shaming
• perverting
• subverting
• sinking
• cheapening
• twisting
• debauching
• demeaning
• fouling
• smutting
• abasing
• demoralizing
• bastardizing
• besmearing
• smirching
• coloring
• depraving
• begriming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cleansing
• purifying
• elevating
• magnifying
• uplifting
• glorifying
• enshrining
• ennobling
• dignifying
• hallowing

2

as in polluting

to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable

smog has long tainted the air of the city, making it difficult to breathe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• polluting
• poisoning
• contaminating
• defiling
• infecting
• befouling
• fouling
• sullying
• diluting
• staining
• soiling
• besmirching
• dirtying
• rotting
• corrupting
• blackening
• adulterating
• smudging
• muddying
• spoiling
• miring
• doctoring
• griming
• fouling up
• smirching
• watering down
• begriming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purifying
• cleaning
• clearing
• purging
• clarifying
• cleansing
• filtering
• distilling
• decontaminating
• sterilizing
• disinfecting
• sanitizing