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adjective

Definition of tarnishednext
as in unpolished

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tarnished

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verb

past tense of tarnish
as in marred
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable a false accusation that nonetheless tarnished her reputation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tarnished
  1. unpolished
  2. marred
  3. tainted
  4. dingy
  5. poisoned
  6. dim
  7. lackluster
  8. drab
Adjective
  • This isn’t a new trend, but the unpolished and personal nature of social media makes people more connected to an individual, than, say, television or film, which are loftier mediums.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • This watch is offered by Wind Vintage, and features an unpolished platinum case with its original box and papers.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2024
Definition of unpolished
Verb
  • His clean image was marred by scandal in the late 1980s when Garvey divorced his wife, got two other women pregnant, then married a fourth woman, his current wife.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • His victory was celebrated not only as a win for the democratic process in a region marred by a series of recent military coups, but also as the ushering-in of a new and younger political generation in Senegal, where the median age is just 19.
    Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of marred
Verb
  • At the beginning of the season, Elrond felt that the rings given the elves are tainted.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
  • As such, the prospect of a merger is no longer tainted by the sort of antitrust concerns that derailed the first attempt 22 years ago.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of tainted
Adjective
  • After several months of traipsing through dingy slush and teetering precariously across unshoveled Denver sidewalks, my thermal Blundstone Chelsea boots look wrecked.
    Beth Rankin, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Appearing in the opening scene in a dingy bar holding photographs of the young and old Fukase, the creature silently asserts himself as a central player in the story that’s about to unfold.
    Richard Kuipers, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of dingy
Verb
  • Mossad agents using fake Canadian passports poisoned Mashaal outside of Hamas' office in the capital Amman by holding a device to his ear.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Predators, like foxes, bald eagles and coyotes, can be poisoned from eating that mouse or rat, Vermiglio-Kaplanek said.
    Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of poisoned
Adjective
  • November may have three meteor showers, but only one will coincide with a dim, near-to-new moon: the Southern Taurids.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Trending Here was a child who used the sun of muggy summers to illuminate a dim Game Boy screen, beholden only to the rule of cool.
    Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
Definition of dim
Adjective
  • Beyond lackluster performances and the persistence of pests, the insecticides harmed other wildlife.
    Salama Udaipurwala, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Its current state is a culmination of many problems—from red tape impeding business to lackluster demand recovery stunting the growth of its key industries.
    Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of lackluster
Adjective
  • But the truth sinks in when Sofia visits her cousin Gia at her drab, unwelcoming children’s home.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Olive drab, a hue known to army brats (not to be confused with Charli’s brats), expanded the palette.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of drab
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