Synonyms for blacken
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Besmirch — to defame or sully
besmirch, tarnish, defame, malign, vilify, revile, discolor US, discolour UK, sully, smear, discredit, taint, cloud, stain, dirty, disparage, speak ill of, blot, foul, disgrace, back-bite, spot, daub
Definitions
- v. 1
To become black.
The sky blackened as the storm clouds rolled in.
- v. 2
To make dirty.
- v. 3
To defame or sully.
- v. 4
To cause to be or become black.
Forms
- Past participle
- blackened
e.g. blackened → besmirched, tarnished, defamed, maligned…
Example sentences
- tarnish Sami was trying to tarnish Layla's reputation.
- defame Sami didn't want to defame anyone.
- besmirch That news will besmirch his reputation for honesty.
- revile Love me or revile me, but do not ignore me.
- smudge There was a smudge of lipstick on his cheek, and his tie was loose.
- defile I can't believe you would defile a gravestone!
By length
- 4 letters
- spot1, soil1, foul1, blur1, slur1, blot1, smut1, sear1, daub1
- 5 letters
- black1, cloud1, dirty2, stain1, smear1, sully2, taint1, uggle
- 6 letters
- darken2, smudge1, scorch1, malign2, defile, defame2, smooch1, vilify3, revile2, smouch, bedaub
- 7 letters
- tarnish2, begrime, bedizen3, swarten
- 8 letters
- disgrace2, discolor3, besmirch, forswart, melanise
- 9 letters
- discredit3, disparage3, discolour
- 11 letters
- contaminate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dirty2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- noircir
- Italiano
- annerire
- Español
- ennegrecer
- Deutsch
- anschwärzen