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desecrated

ADJECTIVE

defiled

Synonyms

STRONG

besmirched cooked dirty dishonored exposed polluted profaned ravished spoilt tainted trashed vitiated

WEAK

common impure mucked up unclean

Antonyms

STRONG

clean pure

WEAK

cleansed hallowed honorable purified sanctified

ADJECTIVE

impure

Synonyms

STRONG

unclean

WEAK

admixed adulterated alloyed carnal coarse common contaminated corrupt debased defiled diluted dirty doctored filthy foul gross grubby immodest immoral indecent infected lewd nasty not pure obscene polluted profaned smutty squalid sullied tainted unchaste unrefined unwholesome vile vitiated weighted wicked

Antonyms

WEAK

chaste clean impeccable pure sterile

ADJECTIVE

unchaste

Synonyms

WEAK

admixed adulterated alloyed carnal coarse common contaminated corrupt debased defiled diluted dirty doctored filthy foul gross grubby immodest immoral indecent infected lewd nasty not pure obscene polluted profaned smutty squalid sullied tainted unclean uncleanly unrefined unwholesome vile vitiated weighted wicked

ADJECTIVE

unclean

Synonyms

STRONG

impure soiled

WEAK

bedraggled befouled besmirched blurred common contaminated corrupt decayed defiled dusty evil feculent fetid filthy foul grimy messy muddy nasty polluted profaned putrescent putrid rancid rank rotten sloppy slovenly smeared smudged sooty sordid spotted squalid stable stained stale stinking sullied tainted tarnished unhealthful vile

Antonyms

STRONG

clean

WEAK

hygienic uncontaminated unpolluted

ADJECTIVE

uncleanly

Synonyms

WEAK

Example Sentences

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“I have never desecrated any family heirloom or intruded upon anyone’s private memorial,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Westminster Mall, a once-popular shopping center that has been desecrated by graffiti and vandalism since it closed last year, is on track for demolition soon.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

In a London auditorium, a work of art is being desecrated.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024

Opposed by government lawyers at every legal turn, Melendez said another arduous appeal would not save sacred sites from being desecrated.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2023

The desecrated poster had been removed and the wall scrubbed clean.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

desecrated

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