Synonyms for tainted
taint·ed

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1. taintedadjective

   Synonyms:
   impure, imperfect, corrupt

2. taintedadjective

   corrupted or filled with imperfections.

   Hey, get that away from me! It was bought with tainted money.

   Synonyms:
   imperfect, corrupt, impure

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1. tainted

   Synonyms:
   adulterated, defiled, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, immodest, impure, indecent, indelicate, lewd, mixed, obscene, polluted, stained, sullied, tarnished, unchaste, unclean

   Antonyms:
   absolute, chaste, classic, classical, clean, clear, continent, genuine, guileless, guiltless, holy, immaculate, incorrupt, innocent, mere, perfect, pure, real, sheer, simple, spotless, stainless, true, unadulterated, unblemished, uncorrupted, undefiled, unmingled, unmixed, unpolluted, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished, upright, virtuous

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1. corrupt, taintedadjective

   touched by rot or decay

   "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic"

   Synonyms:
   crooked, corrupt, corrupted

   Antonyms:
   fresh

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1. molested

   the color red has been molested by the maga crowd.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. taintedadjective

   Synonyms:
   infected, contaminated, defiled, imbued, vitiated, polluted

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1. List of paraphrases for "tainted":

   tarnished, vitiated, marred, contaminated, sullied, stained, flawed, tinted, smudged

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How to use tainted in a sentence?

1. Ted Lieu:

   A superbug infection can kill not only the patient who was exposed to a tainted duodenoscope but also family members, friends and hospital staff who interacted with the patient.

2. Sonoma County Supervisor Susan Gorin:

   The fruit on the vines are going to be left to rot, they are smoke-tainted.

3. Molly Schade:

   I believe in children, because they are the most pure and innocent creatures. They are not yet tainted by the world of today. I believe, as adults, we should learn from children and remember our own time on innocence. The youth should be celebrated.

4. Steve Roberts:

   They’re morally tainted, i mean, there’s just no question about that.

5. Sajjan Jindal:

   I think it's a 'No' at this point of time, purely based on the whole negative aura that has been generated, we don't want our brand to be associated with a league that is so tainted at the moment.