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Synonyms for defiled

  • adjective

Most common

filthy polluted unclean impure violated desecrated

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Adjective

1. Impure — impure; dirty

impure, dirty, unclean, polluted, filthy, tainted, contaminated, tarnished, profane, maculate formal dated

Other

desecrated, violated

Antonyms

pure, virginal

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Impure; dirty.

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Defiled or Befouled?

The hand may be defiled by a touch of pitch; swine that have been wallowing in the mud are befouled.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • filthy Every seat was so filthy, I stood the whole way.
  • polluted It's one of the most polluted cities in the world.
  • unclean What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean.
  • impure Impure drinking water can be a carrier of diseases.
  • violated In this country, the mass media is being violated.
  • desecrated Your crimes have desecrated your ancestors' graves.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
defiledrising
filthyrising
pollutedsteady
uncleanrising
impuresteady
violatedsteady

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

By length

5 letters
dirty2
6 letters
filthy2, impure2
7 letters
tainted2, unclean2, profane2
8 letters
violated4, polluted3, maculate
9 letters
tarnished2
10 letters
desecrated4
12 letters
contaminated5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dirty2 = 2 syllables).