tainted English

Meaning tainted meaning

What does tainted mean?

tainted

— adjective (= corrupt) touched by rot or decay tainted bacon 'corrupt' is archaic

Synonyms tainted synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as tainted?

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corrupt

spoilt

contaminated

sullied

stained

spoiled

flyblown

blighted

vitiated

violated

unsoundness

unsound

turned

tarnished

staleness

stale

stain

spotted

soured

soiled

rotten

rancid

putrid

polluted

off

not fresh

not clean

noisome

insalubrious

impure

fouled

fly-blown

effete

diseased

dirty

depraved

defiled

covered with spots

corruption

corrupted

broken

blight

blemished

bastard

bad

adulterated

Topics tainted topics

What do people use tainted to talk about?

Physical actions Arrange Mix

Pure, unmixed

• What words describe something that is not pure?
  impure adulterated mixed polluted tainted diluted

States Quality Good

Decay

• What words describe food that is decaying?
  rotten bad stale moldy sour rancid off tainted

Social behavior Behavior Do good to Meddle

Spoil

• What words refer to spoiling a person's reputation?
  spoil damage damaging discredit harm tarnish be tainted

Work and occupation Finance Dishonest financial practices

Steal

• What words refer to something that is stolen?
  loot the goods stolen goods haul hot items tainted money