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Synonyms for stain
steɪnstain
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
stain
To color is to impart a color desired or undesired, temporary or permanent, or, in the intransitive use, to assume a color in any way; as, he colored with shame and vexation. To dye is to impart a color intentionally and with a view to permanence, and especially so as to pervade the substance or fiber of that to which it is applied. To stain is primarily to discolor, to impart a color undesired and perhaps unintended, and which may or may not be permanent. Thus, a character "dyed in the wool" is one that has received some early, permanent, and pervading influence; a character stained with crime or guilt is debased and perverted. Stain is, however, used of giving an intended and perhaps pleasing color to wood, glass, etc., by an application of coloring-matter which enters the substance a little below the surface, in distinction from painting, in which coloring-matter is spread upon the surface; dyeing is generally said of wool, yarn, cloth, or similar materials which are dipped into the coloring liquid. Figuratively, a standard or a garment may be dyed with blood in honorable warfare; an assassin's weapon is stained with the blood of his victim. To tinge is to color slightly, and may also be used of giving a slight flavor, or a slight admixture of one ingredient or quality with another that is more pronounced.
Synonyms:
blot, color, discolor, disgrace, dishonor, dye, soil, spot, sully, tarnish, tinge, tint
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
stainnoun
Synonyms:
color, dye, tinge, discoloration, blemish, blot, stigma, slur, shame, taintstainverb
Synonyms:
dye, color, tinge, slur, shame, paint, blot, soil, sully, discolor, tarnish, taint, disgrace, dishonor, befoul, blemish, stigmatizeAntonyms:
purify, wash, cleanse, absolve, ornament, decorate, emblazon, signalize, honor
Princeton's WordNet
stain, discoloration, discolourationnoun
a soiled or discolored appearance
"the wine left a dark stain"
Synonyms:
smear, discoloration, grease, dirt, spot, discolouration, grunge, blot, smirch, soil, mark, filth, stigma, grime, brandstainnoun
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
Synonyms:
smear, discoloration, grease, dirt, spot, discolouration, grunge, blot, smirch, soil, mark, filth, stigma, grime, branddirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grungenoun
the state of being covered with unclean things
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land, territory, soil, spot, mark, grunge, filthiness, skank, discolouration, lubricating oil, grease, obscenity, discoloration, brand, foulness, ground, vulgarism, shit, dirty word, grime, stigma, scandal, crap, smear, shite, turd, dirt, smut, filth, malicious gossip, nastiness, smirch, poop, crud, blotmark, stigma, brand, stainnoun
a symbol of disgrace or infamy
"And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
Synonyms:
marking, soil, spot, mark, sucker, gull, steel, firebrand, target, crisscross, fall guy, grease, mug, score, discoloration, sign, make, brand, grade, smear, chump, dirt, grime, stigma, home run, marque, scratch, discolouration, brand name, filth, patsy, blade, grunge, fool, trade name, smirch, scrape, cross, print, scar, bell ringer, sword, bull's eye, marker, soft touch, blotblot, smear, smirch, spot, stainverb
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
"he made a huge blot on his copybook"
Synonyms:
vilification, billet, berth, blot, place, spot, mark, grunge, touch, dapple, discolouration, post, grease, spotlight, topographic point, point, bit, brand, position, smear, cytosmear, grime, stigma, fleck, slur, dirt, maculation, daub, speckle, malignment, smudge, filth, discoloration, smirch, situation, office, soil, pip, cytologic smear, patchstainverb
color with a liquid dye or tint
"Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages"
stainverb
produce or leave stains
"Red wine stains the table cloth"
tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defileverb
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
"The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
Synonyms:
calumniate, maculate, asperse, tarnish, smear, denigrate, slander, defile, corrupt, sully, besmirch, smirch, defame, foul, taint, cloud, befoulstainverb
color for microscopic study
"The laboratory worker dyed the specimen"
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
stainverb
Synonyms:
soil, sully, contaminate, tarnish, spot, blot, blemish, discolorstainverb
stainverb
Synonyms:
disgrace, pollute, corrupt, defile, dishonor, debase, deprave, contaminate, taintstainnoun
Synonyms:
blemish, tarnish, spot, blot, imperfectionstainnoun
Synonyms:
disgrace, dishonor, contamination, taint
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How to use stain in a sentence?
Nothing had blown up. There was n’t a giant stain — like they had dumped the fuel — and the vehicles had kind of just moved around, the overall level of activity at the site was much lower. So to our mind, that looked like a launch.
Knowing that the stain of past transgressions can never be eliminated and that the debt to people of color can never be repaid, Wingate University officials do believe this deeply upsetting news can serve as an opportunity for reflection, reconciliation and growth.
Sick and dying, they brought themselves down here to speak and no one, shameful, it's an embarrassment to the country and a stain on this institution. You should be ashamed of yourselves for those who aren't here but you won't be because accountability doesn't appear to be something that occurs in this chamber.
Nothing will launder the stain of stupidity from his reputation after this ill-conceived outing.
Trump's disgraceful firing of Ellen Knight is another stain on his presidency, those in the NSC and White House Counsel's office who tried to intimidate Ms. Ellen Knight, and then carried out Trump's personal vendetta, should be held to account.
Translations for stain
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- ашәытаAbkhaz
- بقعةArabic
- tacaCatalan, Valencian
- таммагӏаChechen
- skvrnaCzech
- pletDanish
- Fleck, beizen, Schandfleck, befleckenGerman
- κηλίδα, βαφή, χρώμαGreek
- manchaSpanish
- لکهPersian
- tahra, väriaine, vika, loata, värjätä, tahrataFinnish
- tache, souillure, entacherFrench
- daagheyManx
- foltHungarian
- ներկArmenian
- nodaIndonesian
- makuloIdo
- macchiare, intaccare, mordenzare, chiazza, patacca, macchiaItalian
- 染色Japanese
- ლაქაGeorgian
- ಸ್ಟೇನ್Kannada
- 얼룩Korean
- پهڵه, پهڵه کردنKurdish
- maculaLatin
- dėmėLithuanian
- poapoaMāori
- vlek, verkleuren, beitsen, bevlekkenDutch
- sverteNorwegian
- bejcowaćPolish
- nódoa, mancha, máculaPortuguese
- ch'illuchayQuechua
- pătaRomanian
- пятнать, морить, морилка, краска, красить, запятнать, пачкать, пятно позора, пятноRussian
- fläckSwedish
- lekeler, lekeTurkish
- داغUrdu
- vết bẩnVietnamese
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