Synonyms for uggle

Most common

dirty · soil · sully · defile · besmirch · smirch · besmear

All synonyms

Verb

Forms

Past participle

uggled
e.g. uggled → dirtied, soiled, sullied, defiled…

Example sentences

• dirty They shone like stars in the dark, dirty building.
• soil Fertile soil is indispensable for a good harvest.
• sully I wouldn't want to sully your good name.
• defile I can't believe you would defile a gravestone!
• besmirch That news will besmirch his reputation for honesty.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

soil¹, blur¹, slur¹, blot¹, smut¹

5 letters

dirty², stain¹, smear¹, sully²

6 letters

darken², smudge¹, defile, smooch¹, befoul, smirch, smouch, bedaub

7 letters

tarnish², blacken², besmear

8 letters

besmirch

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