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befoul(verb, attack, clean, taint)
4
defile(noun, insult, taint, slander)
4
denigrate(verb, attack, clean, insult)
3
backbite(insult, taint, slander, tarnish)
3
pollute(verb, dirty, corrupt, blemish)
2
abuse(insult, taint, slander, tarnish)
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accuse(insult, taint, slander, tarnish)
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bad-mouth(insult, taint, slander, tarnish)
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cast aspersion(expression, insult, taint, slander)
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curse(insult, taint, slander, tarnish)
1
harm(insult, taint, slander, tarnish)
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insult(taint, slander, tarnish, defame)
1
misrepresent(insult, taint, slander, tarnish)
1
mudsling(insult, taint, slander, tarnish)
1
opprobriate(insult, taint, slander, tarnish)
1
speak ill of(expression, idiom, taint, slander)
1
take a swipe at(expression, idiom, taint, slander)
1
villainize(insult, taint, slander, tarnish)
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vituperate(insult, taint, slander, tarnish)
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APASmart Define. (2016). bespatter thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/bespatter/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "bespatter thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/bespatter/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, bespatter thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/bespatter/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "bespatter thesaurus" 29 February 2016. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/bespatter/thesaurus/synonyms>