Synonyms for smirch
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Spot — to dirty; to make dirty
spot, stain, smear, slur, sully, blot, smudge, denigrate, smooch, smouch US, besmirch, dirty, soil, foul, reproach, darken, smut, blemish, tarnish, defile, malign, vilify, spatter
2. Scandal — to harm the reputation of; to smear or slander
scandal, disgrace, muddy, discredit, libel, defame, dishonor US, dishonour UK, disparage, disrepute, debase dated
Other
Noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To dirty; to make dirty.
- v. 2
To harm the reputation of; to smear or slander.
- n. 1
A chirp of radiation power from an astronomical body that has a smeared appearance on its plot in the time-frequency plane (usually associated with massive bodies orbiting supermassive black holes)
Example sentences
- smear Will I be tested for chlamydia during my smear test?
- slur His sexist slur was broadcasted across the country.
- sully I wouldn't want to sully your good name.
- smudge There was a smudge of lipstick on his cheek, and his tie was loose.
- scandal A banking scandal is sweeping across Capitol Hill.
- disgrace What you did brought disgrace on the whole class.
By length
- 4 letters
- spot1, soil1, foul1, slur1, blot1, smut1, daub1
- 5 letters
- dirty2, stain1, muddy2, smear1, libel2, sully2
- 6 letters
- stigma2, darken2, smudge1, defile, malign2, smooch1, defame2, vilify3, debase2, smouch
- 7 letters
- scandal2, blemish2, tarnish2, spatter2
- 8 letters
- disgrace2, reproach2, dishonor3, besmirch
- 9 letters
- discredit3, dishonour, denigrate3, disparage3, disrepute3, aspersion3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dirty2 = 2 syllables).