Antonyms for taint
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1. taint

   Whatever mars the beauty or completeness of an object is a blemish, whether original, as squinting eyes, or the result of accident or disease, etc., as the pits of smallpox. A blemish is superficial; a flaw or taint is in structure or substance. In the moral sense, we speak of a blot or stain upon reputation; a flaw or taint in character. A defect is the want or lack of something; fault, primarily a failing, is something that fails of an apparent intent or disappoints a natural expectation; thus a sudden dislocation or displacement of geological strata is called a fault. Figuratively, a blemish comes from one's own ill-doing; a brand or stigma is inflicted by others; as, the brand of infamy.

   Synonyms:
   blemish, blot, blur, brand, crack, daub, defacement, defect, deformity, dent, disfigurement, disgrace, dishonor, fault, flaw, imperfection, injury, reproach, smirch, soil, speck, spot, stain, stigma, tarnish

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1. taint

   Antonyms:
   disinfect, purify, cleanse, efface, signalize, credit

   Synonyms:
   imbue, impregnate, infect, defile, corrupt, stain, sully, tarnish, contaminate, vitiate, poison, pollute, blot, disgrace, dishonor

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1. contamination, taintverb

   the state of being contaminated

   Synonyms:
   pollution, contamination, contaminant

2. defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloudverb

   place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

   "sully someone's reputation"

   Synonyms:
   subvert, besmirch, fog, calumniate, foul, infect, overcast, becloud, befoul, maculate, slander, demoralise, dapple, cloud, misdirect, debase, pervert, demoralize, sully, defame, asperse, vitiate, profane, defile, obscure, mist, stain, haze over, smear, denigrate, deprave, mottle, tarnish, buy, befog, grease one's palms, smirch, bribe, debauch, spoil, corrupt, obnubilate

3. infect, taintverb

   contaminate with a disease or microorganism

   Synonyms:
   cloud, defile, corrupt, sully, infect

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1. taintnoun

   Synonyms:
   infection, contamination, vitiation, defilement, pollution

2. taintverb

   Synonyms:
   imbue, impregnate, corrupt, infect, vitiate, sully, besmirch, discolor, contaminate

How to use taint in a sentence?

1. Marc Polymeropoulos:

   The motives of his recent moves at DoD and NSA remain unclear and are of course speculative, although the partisan personnel he put in place certainly suggest that he is stacking the deck, ultimately to win the fight over further declassification of intel related to the 2016 Russian investigation, if he did the same at CIA, install a new hyper-partisan director who would agree to further declassification efforts, it would not only expose and compromise highly classified sources and methods, but also taint the agency in the eyes of our international partners. Simply put, that puts America at great risk.

2. Bobby Bright:

   I will not let them taint me as a left-wing liberal, people know Bobby Bright. They know I'm conservative.

3. Hatice Cengiz:

   I am deeply grateful for the solidarity of people all over the world. I am, however, disappointed in the actions of the leadership in many countries, particularly in the Hatice Cengiz, president Trump should help reveal the truth and ensure justice be served. President Trump should not pave the way for a cover-up of my fiancé's murder. Let President Trump not let money taint our conscience and compromise our values.

4. James Clapper:

   No one can say( the Russians) didn't interfere, and, in fact, I think taint the election.

5. Mark Krstic:

   It's a nightmare of a problem, smoke taint is one of the symptoms of climate change for the wine industry and it's only getting worse.

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