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Synonyms for attaint

Most common

shame disgrace taint dishonor US

All synonyms

Verb

Related words

Word family
attaintment
Other spellings
atteint

Forms

Past participle
attainted
e.g. attainted → shamed, stained, disgraced, tainted…

Example sentences

  • shame I was put to shame in the presence of many people.
  • disgrace What you did brought disgrace on the whole class.
  • dishonor We dishonor the living and venerate the dead.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
attaintfalling
shamerising
disgracesteady
taintsteady
dishonorrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
shame1, stain1, taint1
8 letters
disgrace2, dishonor3
9 letters
dishonour

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (disgrace2 = 2 syllables).