What is another word for blackened ?

Dirty to the point of appearing black

unfit for human consumption

fetid^US

foetid^UK

disheveled^US

dishevelled^UK

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

faecal^UK

fecal^US

ill-favored^US

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

agonizing^US

mouldy^UK

agonising^UK

moldy^US

stinking to high heaven

strictly for the birds

unpleasant to breathe

gruelling^UK

as plain as a pikestaff

not quite the done thing

grueling^US

mouldering^UK

moldering^US

gone to rack and ruin

humourless^UK

humorless^US

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“The pirate smiled at Margot, revealing his blackened teeth.”

Adjective

Having been seared or charred by fire or intense heat

cauterised^UK

cauterized^US

Adjective

Having been maligned or vilified

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

libeled^US

libelled^UK

Adjective

Darkened in color

somber^US

sombre^UK

lackluster^US

lacklustre^UK

colourless^UK

colorless^US

gray^US

grey^UK

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Verb

Past tense for to make or grow dark, dim, or indistinct

grayed^US

greyed^UK

become covered in condensation

blocked off the light to

colored^US

coloured^UK

muddied the waters of

threw up smoke screen

thrown up smoke screen

became covered in condensation

became obscure

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“Soon, war clouds would blacken the horizon.”

Verb

Past tense for to make dirty or sooty

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

drove a nail into the coffin of

colored^US

coloured^UK

vandalized^US

vandalised^UK

covered with blotches

tampered with

smashed up

banged up

played merry hell with

wore away

driven a nail into the coffin of

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“Over time, the soot would blacken the light orange-red brick of old masonry masterpieces.”

Verb

blackened the reputation of

Past tense for to damage the reputation of, especially with libelous statements

dishonoured^UK

libelled^UK

libeled^US

smirched

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

dishonored^US

dragged through the mire

dragged through the mud

bad-mouthed

brought into disrepute

stigmatized^US

stigmatised^UK

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

blackened the name of

done a hatchet job on

run a smear campaign against

sullied the reputation of

made lose face

given a bad name to

gave a bad name to

dragged someone's name through the mud

bastardized^US

criticized^US

demonized^US

demonised^UK

badmouthed

pummelled^UK

bastardised^UK

criticised^UK

blackened the character of

blackened someone's name

muddied the reputation of

showed in a bad light

harmed the reputation of

dragged name through mud

cast aspersion

damaged the reputation of

conducted a smear campaign against

cut down to size

lowered the status of

hit out at

put someone in their place

lampooned

accused

ran a smear campaign against

brutalized^US

demoralized^US

brutalised^UK

demoralised^UK

minimized^US

pummeled^US

minimised^UK

vulgarized^US

vulgarised^UK

written false reports about

played down

made someone eat crow

spoke badly of

dragged through mud

accused falsely

blotted your copybook

spoken badly of

kissed off

wrote false reports about

reduced the status of

taken down a peg or two

took down a peg or two

trivialized^US

trivialised^UK

hauled over the coals

belabored^US

caviled^US

cavilled^UK

belaboured^UK

lashed

treated disrespectfully

trimmed

ostracized^US

ostracised^UK

passed strictures upon

rapped over the knuckles

hurt somebody's feelings

gave someone a roasting

given someone a roasting

sent someone away with a flea in their ear

looked down on

spurned

gave someone a rollicking

looked down one's nose at

knocked off high horse

given someone a bollocking

torn a strip off

given someone a rollicking

jumped down someone's throat

had someone on the carpet

gave the business

stepped on one's toes

gave someone a bollocking

looked askance

criticizes severely

slapped someone's wrist

spoke of with disfavour

spoken of with disfavour

given something a bad press

gave something a bad press

given someone a caning

gave someone a rating

blew up

took to the woodshed

given someone an earful

gave someone a mouthful

went on at

given someone a row

gave someone a dressing-down

given a talking-to

gave someone a wigging

given someone a dressing-down

given someone some stick

bit someone's head off

gave a talking-to

given someone a rating

gave someone a row

bitten someone's head off

gave someone a caning

gave someone an earful

given someone a telling-off

given someone a wigging

gone on at

gave someone what for

gave someone a telling-off

gave someone some stick

given someone what for

blown up

given someone a mouthful

taken to the woodshed

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“The administration is so wedded to spin and manipulation that it is seeking to blacken a decent man's reputation.”

Verb

Past tense for to burn so or sear the surface of something

cauterized^US

cauterised^UK

carbonized^US

carbonised^UK

cooked over an open pit

criticized^US

criticised^UK

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Verb

Past tense for to decrease the value, character, or quality of

Verb

Past tense for to make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

Verb

Past tense for to lose or cause to lose luster, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture

Verb