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tainted
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spoiled |
| Synonyms: | contaminated, corrupted, decayed, dirty, diseased, fetid, impaired, impure, infected, polluted, putrid, rotten |
| Antonyms: | clean, fresh, pure |
| Main Entry: | adulterated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | debased or dirty |
| Synonyms: | attenuated, blended, contaminated, corrupt, defiled, degraded, depreciated, deteriorated, devalued, diluted, dissolved, impaired, mixed, polluted, tainted, thinned, vitiated, watered down, weakened |
| Antonyms: | clean, moral, virtuous |
| Main Entry: | corrupt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dishonest |
| Synonyms: | base, bent, bribable, crooked, debauched, double-dealing, exploiting, extortionate, faithless, fast and loose, fixed, foul, fraudulent, gone to the dogs, inconstant, iniquitous, knavish, mercenary, nefarious, on the take, open, padded, perfidious, praetorian, profiteering, racket up, reprobate, rotten, shady, snide, suborned, tainted, treacherous, two-faced, underhanded, unethical, unfaithful, unprincipled, unscrupulous, untrustworthy, venal, wide open |
| Antonyms: | decent, honest, honorable, principled, pure, trustworthy, truthful, uncorrupt, upright |
| Main Entry: | corrupt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adulterated, rotten |
| Synonyms: | altered, contaminated, decayed, defiled, distorted, doctored, falsified, foul, infected, noxious, polluted, putrescent, putrid, tainted |
| Antonyms: | clean, pure, purified, sound, wholesome |
| Main Entry: | defiled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | corrupted, violated |
| Synonyms: | besmirched, common, cooked, desecrated, dirty, dishonored, exposed, impure, mucked up, polluted, profaned, ravished, spoilt, tainted, trashed, unclean, vitiated |
| Antonyms: | clean, cleansed, hallowed, honorable, pure, purified, sanctified |
| Main Entry: | diseased |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unhealthy |
| Synonyms: | afflicted, ailing, indisposed, infected, infectious, infirm, rotten, sick, sickly, tainted, unsound, unwell, unwholesome |
| Antonyms: | fit, healthy |
| Main Entry: | faulty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not working; incorrect |
| Synonyms: | adulterated, amiss, awry, bad, below par, blamable, blemished, botched, broken, cracked, damaged, debased, defective, deficient, distorted, erroneous, fallacious, fallible, false, flawed, frail, impaired, imperfect, imprecise, inaccurate, inadequate, incomplete, inexact, injured, insufficient, invalid, lame, leaky, lemon, maimed, malformed, malfunctioning, marred, out of order, rank, sick, tainted, unfit, unreliable, unretentive, unsound, warped, weak, wrong |
| Antonyms: | accurate, correct, perfect, sound, strong, working |
| Main Entry: | foul |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disgusting, dirty |
| Synonyms: | abhorrent, abominable, base, contaminated, despicable, detestable, disgraceful, dishonorable, egregious, fetid, filthy, gross*, hateful, heinous, horrid, icky, impure, infamous, iniquitous, loathsome, malodorous, mucky, nasty, nauseating, nefarious, noisome, notorious, offensive, pigpen, polluted, putrid, rank*, raunchy*, repellent, repulsive, revolting, rotten, scandalous, shameful, squalid, stinking, sullied, tainted, unclean, vicious, vile, wicked, yecchy, yucky |
| Antonyms: | clean, fragrant, pleasing, pure, wonderful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gamy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ill-smelling; corrupt |
| Synonyms: | fetid, foul, malodorous, pungent, rancid, rank, reeking, seamy, sordid, strong-flavored, strong-smelling, strong-tasting, tainted |
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