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sullying(noun, ruination, debasement, slandering)
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staining(noun, blemishing, dirtying, verdigris)
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besmirching(slandering, dirtying)
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smearing(slandering, dirtying)
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tainting(blemishing, dirtying)
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blackening
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blemishing
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blotting(adjective, blemishing)
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polluting
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smirching
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smudging
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soiling(noun, dirtying)
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spotting
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befouling
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calumniating
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contaminating
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defacing
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defiling
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denigrating
3
dirtying
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APASmart Define. (2013). tarnishing thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/tarnishing/thesaurus/synonyms
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