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adjective

Definition of tarnishednext
as in unpolished

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tarnished

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verb

past tense of tarnish
as in marred
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable a false accusation that nonetheless tarnished her reputation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tarnished
  1. unpolished
  2. marred
  3. tainted
  4. dingy
  5. poisoned
  6. dim
  7. lackluster
  8. drab
Adjective
  • Arnold looked like a promising but unpolished true freshman in limited action last season, completing 44 of 69 pass attempts (63.8 percent) with four touchdowns and three picks.
    Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
  • This perfect, unpolished example includes box and papers, of course, which were stashed at home.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of unpolished
Verb
  • Attorneys representing inmates on federal death row have submitted clemency petitions asking for Biden to commute their clients' sentences, with some arguing that their clients had received ineffective legal assistance and had trials marred by racial bias.
    Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Bumpy recovery Exports have been a rare bright spot for the world’s second-largest economy that has been marred with lackluster domestic consumption and a prolonged housing downturn.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of marred
Verb
  • But two batches of raw whole milk and cream products tainted with bird flu virus were recalled last month in California — the state hit hardest by the cattle outbreak.
    Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • There were 11 recalls in November alone, including for raw milk from Fresno tainted with H5N1 bird flu.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of tainted
Adjective
  • His third-floor office, in a dingy concrete building across a roaring four-lane road from the Ikeja market, is a charnel house of dead mobile phones.
    Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The cells are meticulously clean — an intentional and stark contrast to the dingy and squalid prisons of El Salvador’s past.
    David Culver, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of dingy
Verb
  • The reality is Kade was poisoned, murdered.
    Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The lawsuit claims she was abused and poisoned.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of poisoned
Adjective
  • Studies from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition show that a diet high in vitamin A can help improve vision in dim light and reduce the risk of night blindness.
    Maria Berentzen, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The overhead lights change from being simply dim to a dark, low-level blue.
    RM Clark, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of dim
Adjective
  • Acuña's performance in Triple-A during 2024 was lackluster, consisting of a .654 OPS in 587 plate appearances.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • If your Google results are lackluster, commit to enhancing them.
    William Arruda, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of lackluster
Adjective
  • After centuries of weathering and exposure, the colors seen in historical homes today can appear muted and buttoned-up, even drab.
    Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Ask it to design a striking user interface and the results are drab, says Krish Manair, an engineer at data labeling company Labelbox, who tested the tool’s web app creation skills.
    Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of drab
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