Synonyms for blemish
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Spot — to tarnish (reputation, character, etc.); to defame
spot, stain, tarnish, disgrace, blot, speck, mark, injure, reproach, taint, smear, dishonor US, dishonour UK, besmirch, brand, malign, revile, defame, cloud, discredit, vilify, speak ill of, note
Noun
Other
imperfection, discoloration, discolouration UK, deformity, injury, disfigurement, fault, vice, eyesore, stigma
Definitions
- v. 1
To tarnish (reputation, character, etc.); to defame.
- v. 2
To spoil the appearance of.
- n. 1
A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
Related words
- Word family
- blemished blemishless
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Whatever mars the beauty or completeness of an object is a blemish, whether original, as squinting eyes, or the result of accident or disease, etc., as the pits of smallpox. A blemish is superficial; a flaw or taint is in structure or substance.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- disgrace What you did brought disgrace on the whole class.
- speck There wasn't even a speck of dust on the table.
- tarnish Sami was trying to tarnish Layla's reputation.
- flaw I have one big flaw: finding flaws in others.
By length
- 3 letters
- mar1
- 4 letters
- mark1, note1, spot1, vice1, scar1, flaw1, blot1
- 5 letters
- brand1, fault1, cloud1, crack1, stain1, smear1, speck1, taint1
- 6 letters
- injury3, defect2, stigma2, injure2, malign2, defame2, vilify3, deface2, revile2
- 7 letters
- tarnish2, eyesore2
- 8 letters
- disgrace2, reproach2, dishonor3, besmirch
- 9 letters
- discredit3, deformity4, dishonour, disfigure3, emblemish
- 12 letters
- imperfection4
- 13 letters
- discoloration5, disfigurement4
- 14 letters
- discolouration
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (injury3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- blêmir