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What is another word for
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Noun
A physical trace of a bad or undesirable substance or quality
An imperfection, fault or bad name associated with someone
A constituent that impairs the purity of something
A small round or roundish mark, differing in color or texture from the surface around it
A physical deformity that spoils the appearance or completeness of something
The particular quality of brightness, deepness, or hue of a shade of a color
A foul or unpleasant smell
Verb
To tarnish with something undesirable
To sully the good name of
To make hurtful and untrue comments about
To have a severely detrimental effect on
(
usually of a disease or condition
)
To affect adversely
To decompose or break down, especially biologically
To treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly
To affect without completely changing
To break up into small pieces as the result of impact
To give or add color to
To imbue with a (usually slight) amount of something
To make, or cause to be, blur or dim
… more ▼
▲
Noun
▲
A physical trace of a bad or undesirable substance or quality
blemish
defect
fault
flaw
imperfection
tarnish
contagion
contamination
infection
pollution
tincture
tinge
touch
trace
corruption
septicity
pestilence
bug
poison
toxicity
impurity
sepsis
septicaemia
inflammation
suppuration
bacteria
germs
ulceration
microbes
insanitation
debasement
defilement
illness
disease
plague
bane
virus
blight
venom
miasma
weakness
failing
shortcoming
deficiency
foible
frailty
limitation
inadequacy
problem
demerit
catch
sin
failure
glitch
blot
gremlin
peccadillo
weak point
weak spot
Achilles heel
hang-up
more ❯
“This can have a significant impact on the product by causing a
taint
in the flavor.”
Noun
▲
An imperfection, fault or bad name associated with someone
stain
blot
smear
spot
stigma
shame
smirch
hint
slur
suggestion
brand
disgrace
onus
scar
smudge
demerit
discredit
dishonour
UK
corruption
dishonor
US
black mark
bad name
blot on the escutcheon
blemish
odium
black eye
infamy
flaw
ignominy
disesteem
obloquy
disrepute
slight
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
bar sinister
ingloriousness
loss of face
tarnish
reproach
humiliation
imperfection
mark
opprobrium
slander
defamation
scandal
degradation
vilification
disrespect
ill repute
affront
lost face
defect
fault
injury
damage
tarnishing
blight
mark of Cain
unpopularity
hit
censure
besmirch
slap
slam
notoriety
bad reputation
disregard
cloud
ill favour
exposé
dump
imputation
low esteem
incubus
deadweight
blur
oppression
tax
task
millstone
besmirchment
blame
ill fame
ill favor
lack of respectability
libel
calumny
lie
untruth
contempt
mudslinging
insult
ill-repute
condemnation
disapproval
crime
embarrassment
disapprobation
debasement
reprobation
derision
debasing
derogation
comedown
turpitude
prostitution
pollution
humbling
scorn
culpability
abasement
disbarment
misgrace
contumely
venality
strife
baseness
sin
meanness
false accusation
false imputation
whispering campaign
false report
indignity
mortification
reflection
loss of pride
shamefulness
abashment
aspersion
blow to one's pride
discomfiture
chagrin
offence
UK
disreputableness
offense
US
depreciation
detraction
notoriousness
vitiation
outrage
shaming
put down
disgracefulness
bad reflection
disreputability
egg on one's face
dishonorableness
doghouse
opprobriousness
ignominiousness
unhonour
UK
ignobility
mistrust
distrust
unhonor
US
loss of reputation
bad books
discomfort
condescension
discomposure
resignation
loss of self-respect
bad odor
disparagement
exposure
naming and shaming
unworthiness
criticism
injustice
bad odour
smarting
loss of honor
atrocity
abomination
shamefacedness
compunction
shiner
villainy
outrageousness
misery
self-consciousness
animadversion
stricture
treachery
impropriety
enormity
red face
public disgrace
loss of dignity
harm
looking foolish
skeleton in the cupboard
source of discredit
belittlement
loss of respect
dissatisfaction
annoyance
confusion
fluster
disconcertment
vexation
awkwardness
lowering
depression
reduction
snub
bring down
submissiveness
rebuff
submission
humility
humbleness
downgrading
demotion
abnegation
subjugation
denigration
deprecation
effacement
downgrade
slap in the face
self-abasement
smack in the face
touché
brush-off
kick in the teeth
mental pain
more ❯
“By identifying the guilty, the
taint
of suspicion can be lifted from the innocent.”
Noun
▲
A constituent that impairs the purity of something
impurity
contamination
pollutant
defilement
contaminant
adulterant
pollution
infection
pestilence
dirt
filth
grime
scum
foulness
dirtiness
uncleanness
dross
poisoning
stain
bits
befoulment
foreign body
foreign matter
adulteration
corruption
unwholesomeness
contagion
foul matter
tarnish
dregs
dirtying
fouling
tainting
adulterating
befouling
contaminating
soiling
filthiness
infecting
vitiation
abuse
decomposition
profanation
spoliation
besmearing
polluting
rottenness
misuse
soilage
deterioration
impairment
decay
rot
putrefaction
disease
radioactivation
uncleanliness
griminess
smuttiness
squalidness
squalor
nastiness
debasement
gangrene
tarnishing
sullying
putrescence
rotting
festering
breakdown
erosion
spoilage
noxiousness
more ❯
Noun
▲
A small round or roundish mark, differing in color or texture from the surface around it
spot
speck
stain
mark
smudge
blotch
dot
patch
speckle
daub
fleck
pop
splotch
blemish
point
spatter
dab
dapple
discoloration
eyespot
macula
macule
mottle
petechia
pip
smear
smirch
splodge
splosh
dollop
jot
molecule
mote
blot
blur
smutch
splatter
foxing
dirt
soil
spattering
colorwash
tarnish
contamination
smut
streak
stigma
slur
onus
stripe
brand
blob
coat
ink spot
dirty mark
fingermark
cover
soiled spot
splash
dash
dribble
touch
freckle
birthmark
mottling
breakout
acne
splurge
spurt
naevus
pinpoint
burst
stretch
mite
stipple
strawberry mark
port wine stain
more ❯
Noun
▲
A physical deformity that spoils the appearance or completeness of something
flaw
defect
crack
blemish
chip
deformity
disfigurement
fault
fracture
imperfection
irregularity
kink
scar
scratch
blight
blotch
break
deformation
excrescence
excrescency
knot
mar
mark
patch
rift
spot
blot
marring
pockmark
snag
speck
stain
tear
wart
birthmark
cleft
crevice
discoloration
fissure
hole
scission
split
rough spot
injury
monstrosity
distortion
abnormality
contortion
defacement
ugliness
pit
warp
naevus
eyesore
misshapenness
crookedness
unsightliness
blot on the landscape
malformation
misshape
pock
malconformation
splotch
wound
welt
twist
streak
dent
crater
hideosity
buckle
aberration
impairment
sight
deviation
nick
stigma
bend
notch
weakness
eruption
freckle
rash
haemangioma
blight on the landscape
zit
hollow
indentation
cavity
pimple
dimple
strawberry mark
disfiguration
warping
twistedness
misshaping
port wine stain
pitted scar
atrocity
buckling
oddity
mutation
torturing
twisting
bending
abberation
soiling
disproportion
trace
weal
cicatrix
horror
mess
blister
contusion
tarnishing
bruise
lesion
misproportion
repulsiveness
wrenching
carbuncle
fright
trauma
burn
stigmata
yellowing
splodge
bruising
staining
bloom
tint
ecchymosis
scab
cicatrice
mutilation
track
disgrace
ugly sight
asymmetry
corruption
hideousness
damage
unattractiveness
depravity
unnaturalness
grossness
dot
dump
liver spot
fleck
ugly thing
speckle
smudge
age spot
blot on landscape
point
mottle
eyespot
dapple
pip
blob
mote
pinprick
jot
more ❯
Noun
▲
The particular quality of brightness, deepness, or hue of a shade of a color
tone
shade
tint
cast
hue
tinge
colour
UK
tincture
color
US
complexion
blush
coloration
glow
highlights
stain
streak
tinct
dye
luminosity
pigmentation
rinse
wash
streaking
flush
touch
hint
mixture
coloring
US
colouring
UK
pigment
trace
suggestion
drop
lowlight
colourant
UK
highlight
colorant
US
chroma
dash
paint
bleach
dyestuff
bloom
peroxide
saturation
pattern
varnish
rosiness
colouring agent
ruddiness
pinkness
redness
bleaching agent
hydrogen peroxide
intensity
value
emulsion
tempera
brilliance
colourwash
solution
blee
undertone
reddening
henna
colour wash
texture
iridescence
chromism
chromaticity
chromatism
colourway
UK
oil
hair dye
colouring matter
colorway
US
coloring matter
high colour
high color
layer
film
coat
overlay
screen
covering
radiance
luster
US
lustre
UK
suffusion
coating
freshness
sheen
type
swab
style
stamp
turn
kind
sort
variety
manner
class
kidney
grain
strain
ilk
nature
mould
UK
brand
genre
inclination
bent
semblance
air
embodiment
demeanor
US
mold
US
demeanour
UK
more ❯
Noun
▲
A foul or unpleasant smell
reek
stench
stink
smell
pong
niff
malodour
whiff
fetor
mephitis
effluvium
odour
UK
guff
miasma
hum
odor
US
funk
fetidity
foul smell
bad smell
redolence
noisomeness
perfume
scent
aroma
fragrance
fetidness
tang
bouquet
savour
UK
savor
US
sniff
vapor
US
fumes
pungency
malodor
essence
nose
pen and ink
fume
vapour
UK
pungence
trail
snuff
musk
fart
flatus
exhaust
exhalation
unpleasant smell
disgusting odor
pollution
unwholesomeness
malodorousness
foulness
smog
gas
foul odor
horrible smell
unpleasant odor
offensive smell
foul air
fragrancy
spice
incense
aftershave
pheromone
waft
emanation
balm
attar
otto
hint
draft
US
draught
UK
trace
inhalation
aura
faint smell
brief smell
indication
air
cologne
oil
spray
balminess
sweetness
sachet
toilet water
eau de toilette
body mist
body spray
eau de cologne
more ❯
Verb
▲
To tarnish with something undesirable
contaminate
corrupt
pollute
vitiate
befoul
adulterate
damage
defile
dirty
mar
blight
foul
infect
muddy
soil
spoil
poison
ruin
tar
destroy
doctor
spike
crud up
water down
stain
tarnish
sully
debase
besmirch
smirch
degrade
blemish
smear
blacken
smudge
pervert
spot
blot
begrime
impair
deprave
grime
debauch
mark
daub
bastardize
US
darken
dilute
mire
bemire
discolour
UK
abase
discolor
US
profane
cheapen
bastardise
UK
muck
alloy
distain
gaum
injure
deteriorate
make impure
demean
subvert
touch
prostitute
canker
spatter
weaken
warp
harm
devalue
lace
blotch
cut
desecrate
demoralize
US
lessen
denigrate
splash
demoralise
UK
mix
mess up
undermine
depreciate
make dirty
deface
violate
distort
bespatter
thin
splatter
cloud
trash
abuse
embitter
dishonour
UK
dishonor
US
despoil
dot
denature
bedaub
blaspheme
streak
dope
splotch
worsen
muck up
disgrace
besmear
colour
UK
besoil
make filthy
thin out
splodge
sour
tamper with
extend
color
US
compromise
attenuate
fleck
afflict
antagonize
US
sophisticate
hurt
radioactivate
blend
intermix
brutalize
US
maculate
cook
reduce in value
brutalise
UK
scar
vilify
envenom
litter
jaundice
speck
reduce in quality
manipulate
vandalize
US
empoison
misuse
bestialize
outrage
smutch
encrust
draggle
coat
make unclean
antagonise
UK
run through
vandalise
UK
spread among
drag down
treat with disrespect
make dusty
make sick
flaw
bloody
endamage
shame
plague
fester
commingle
dissolve
anoint
tinge
toxify
infest
mongrelize
black
alter
vulgarize
US
stripe
blob
vulgarise
UK
unhallow
cover
slush
get filthy
get dirty
overwhelm
disease
falsify
wreck
upset
blur
putrefy
reduce
diminish
spread to
do wrong
commit sacrilege
plaster
slop
make mucky
misapply
misemploy
load
deacon
interfere with
be detrimental to
roil
rile
murk
exploit
mishandle
becloud
mix with
slip a Mickey Finn into
fiddle with
tinker with
make murky
treat sacrilegiously
dent
make cloudy
trample on
make weak
make thinner
make thin
water
make weaker
scuzz up
take advantage of
ill-use
speckle
make foul
make black
cloud up
make darker
make blacker
disfigure
mottle
imprint
notch
pockmark
impress
bruise
pit
score
scratch
chip
gash
nick
scrape
add water to
pepper
anger
check
chalk
stroke
blaze
ink
sprinkle
aggravate
make bitter
X
spray
strew
freckle
shoot
marble
stipple
dapple
bestrew
scatter
sow
alienate
rankle
make rancorous
acerbate
splosh
bias
prejudice
stud
pimple
turn
more ❯
“A cataclysmic explosion that would ruin and
taint
all other foods within the refrigerator.”
Verb
▲
To sully the good name of
tarnish
blemish
smear
sully
besmirch
soil
stigmatise
UK
stigmatize
US
blacken
blot
brand
discredit
stain
blight
debase
disgrace
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
shame
hurt
injure
smirch
darken
harm
touch
deprave
poison
tar
cast a slur
drag through the mud
give a bad name
blot your copybook
degrade
defame
lower
humiliate
demean
humble
abase
take down
chasten
cheapen
bring into disrepute
foul
bring shame on
bring shame to
give a bad name to
defile
reflect badly on
bring discredit to
put in a bad light
drag through the mire
embarrass
drag down
sink
show in a bad light
besmear
bring dishonour to
blacken the name of
disparage
belittle
slur
give a black eye
make lose face
denigrate
slander
scandalize
US
vilify
mortify
corrupt
debauch
desecrate
snub
scandalise
UK
diminish
mar
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
devalue
censure
expose
compromise
put down
bring shame upon
tear down
shoot down
show up
lower the status of
reflect negatively
take down a peg
damage the reputation of
harm the reputation of
blacken the reputation of
cast in a bad light
muddy the reputation of
damage
ruin
bemean
downgrade
bring low
bring down
reduce the status of
cut down
cast down
be prejudicial to
spot
reduce
ridicule
disrespect
disregard
own
deride
attaint
mock
libel
derogate
lose face
tar and feather
cause to lose face
cut down to size
make someone eat crow
put someone in their place
take down a peg or two
denounce
characterize
US
label
classify
class
categorize
US
mark
pillory
describe
identify
label negatively
accuse of being
characterise
UK
call
categorise
UK
name
mark out
malign
calumniate
reproach
insult
mudsling
disesteem
run down
cast aspersions on
do a hatchet job on
detract from
ruin the reputation of
bring into disfavour
pooh-pooh
damage someone's reputation
destroy someone's credibility
blacken someone's name
more ❯
“She carries with her an air of confidence, even arrogance, that seems to
taint
every successful artist once the cash starts rolling in.”
Verb
▲
To make hurtful and untrue comments about
slander
defame
denigrate
malign
vilify
disparage
libel
traduce
calumniate
smear
slur
asperse
decry
belittle
sully
blacken
besmirch
derogate
tarnish
blot
slight
smirch
scandalise
UK
scandalize
US
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
injure
revile
insult
attack
vilipend
defile
damage
slam
pan
roast
assail
muckrake
detract
misrepresent
depreciate
scorch
blister
backbite
belie
sneer
blaspheme
hit
plaster
strumpet
bad-mouth
run down
speak ill of
drag through the mud
drag through the mire
cast aspersions on
speak evil of
fling mud at
sling mud at
give a bad name
throw mud at
spread scandal about
do a hatchet job on
tear down
tell lies about
cast a slur on
sling mud
run a smear campaign against
blacken someone's name
run smear campaign
sully someone's reputation
defame someone's character
stain
discredit
disgrace
stigmatize
US
befoul
soil
besmear
spoil
give a black eye
spot
stigmatise
UK
rubbish
knock
censure
degrade
breathe on
bring discredit to
reproach
rip
blotch
debase
shame
bring into disrepute
slag off
lower
rip up and down
do a number on
reduce
disrespect
deride
reflect badly on
bring shame upon
bring shame on
tar and feather
drag someone's name through the mud
badmouth
burlesque
caricature
embarrass
blemish
poison
undermine
write false reports about
spread tales about
mark wrong
drag name through mud
drag someone's name through the mire
prejudice
ruin
blackguard
poor-mouth
drag through mud
mudsling
villainize
tarnish someone's name
taint someone's name
accuse falsely
cast aspersion
sully someone's name
spread lies about
injure the reputation of
soil someone's name
stain someone's good name
blacken someone's character
criticize
US
abuse
slate
put down
trash
discount
deprecate
diss
dis
criticise
UK
dismiss
trash-talk
dump on
have a go at
vituperate
diminish
minimize
US
cry down
talk down
impugn
bash
minimise
UK
pour scorn on
kiss off
pull apart
blacken the name of
take to pieces
hit out at
condemn
speak badly of
play down
write off
skewer
pummel
US
bag
lay into
contemn
tear into
berate
pummelled
UK
sully the reputation of
lambaste
denounce
detract from
inveigh against
hammer
monster
jump on
blacken the reputation of
conduct a smear campaign against
throw brickbats at
pull to pieces
deflate
pillory
scoff at
rail against
fulminate against
offend
demonize
US
demonise
UK
curse
downplay
zing
snub
underestimate
ridicule
rap
blacken the character of
mock
cut to the quick
downgrade
do down
pooh-pooh
humiliate
sneer at
dispraise
rip up
be critical of
be spiteful towards
be unkind about
be malicious about
speak of with disfavour
scorn
undervalue
underrate
lessen
devaluate
compromise
cheapen
trivialize
US
question
backstab
disdain
treat lightly
think little of
mistrust
repudiate
make light of
have a pop at
castigate
brand
crush
excoriate
minify
sell short
misprize
lambast
downcry
comment negatively
mortify
opprobriate
reject
insinuate
clamor against
humble
trivialise
UK
hold cheap
take down a peg
find fault with
look down on
spurn
discountenance
fault
pick holes in
blast
scathe
savage
rebuke
taunt
potshot
nag
scold
belabor
US
cut up
criticize unfairly
give black eye
bad mouth
upbraid
skin alive
oppress
reprove
persecute
kick in the teeth
slap in the face
hit where one lives
slang
belabour
UK
miscall
ride
flame
hose
be rude to
call names
cut down
blow off
shout at
cuss out
swear at
vituperate against
dig
jinx
dress down
call down
rag on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To have a severely detrimental effect on
blight
ruin
mar
destroy
spoil
wreck
damage
devastate
injure
impair
shatter
scotch
sabotage
crush
demolish
dash
scupper
disfigure
undo
banjax
annihilate
trash
nix
dish
queer
scar
cruel
disrupt
euchre
frustrate
crool
stain
afflict
end
prevent
quash
quell
stymie
nullify
decay
mess up
foul up
louse up
screw up
make a mess of
blow a hole in
play havoc with
put the kibosh on
bring to naught
put an end to
do in
put paid to
bring to an end
put a stop to
make a hash of
put a damper on
put the lid on
glitch up
throw a spanner in the works
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
blemish
tarnish
harm
vitiate
deface
flaw
hurt
compromise
break
ravage
undermine
endamage
crab
mangle
cripple
weaken
bloody
blot
sully
gut
smash
cross up
dismantle
corrupt
corrode
bruise
wound
crack
desecrate
maim
pollute
dent
knock
scratch
defile
vandalize
US
scorch
raze
shake up
rough up
total
smirch
shock
sap
smash up
vandalise
UK
detract from
muck up
wreak havoc on
cause detriment to
mutilate
deform
destabilize
US
poison
touch
darken
jeopardize
US
subvert
hinder
deteriorate
impoverish
debilitate
diminish
disfeature
devitalize
impede
incapacitate
disable
depress
enervate
discolour
UK
lacerate
scathe
maltreat
abuse
tear
dirty
gnaw
wrong
infect
split
rust
rot
discolor
US
burn
disintegrate
bleach
fade
stab
contaminate
torpedo
batter
blast
enfeeble
debase
inconvenience
wither
bang up
wear away
tamper with
do damage to
interfere with
take out
jeopardise
UK
destabilise
UK
play merry hell with
drive a nail into the coffin of
be detrimental to
do harm to
put out of commission
throw a monkey wrench into
put out of action
dilapidate
nick
prejudice
besmirch
handle roughly
do mischief to
dump on
wrench
upset
bend
tweak
detract
warp
ding
decimate
desolate
waste
pulverize
US
nuke
cream
wrack
pulverise
UK
vaporize
US
extinguish
vaporise
UK
break up
tear down
rub out
despoil
defeat
bust
bring down
pull down
ruinate
blow
ravish
fragment
overthrow
fracture
eradicate
botch
crash
wipe out
bring to ruin
lay in ruins
do for
wrack up
write off
thwart
hamper
foil
overturn
sink
burst
splinter
topple
overwhelm
snap
obliterate
shiver
break down
obstruct
rend
lay waste
rive
reduce to rubble
blow out
leave in ruins
crack up
smash to smithereens
dash to pieces
blitz
destruct
tumble
prang
mess
bring about the downfall of
spray paint
lay waste to
interrupt
terminate
attack
shipwreck
dispatch
run onto the rocks
damage beyond repair
pile up
efface
tear up
take apart
eliminate
separate
threaten
annul
sever
abolish
block
kill
bollix
rupture
suppress
abort
divide
dismember
intrude on
perforate
puncture
explode
fall to pieces
bust up
make mincemeat of
finish off
fall to bits
make hash of
pull to pieces
part
implode
flatten
muller
scourge
reduce
bodge
level
deplete
smatter
splinterize
fragmentalize
exhaust
crunch
fragmentize
break into pieces
crush to smithereens
blow apart
scrunch
knock down
reduce to nothing
bring to nothing
wreak havoc upon
clean out
leave desolate
neutralize
US
squelch
unbuild
skin
crimp
cramp
craze
balls up
rain on someone's parade
cancel out
work against
put at risk
neutralise
UK
render ineffective
more ❯
Verb
▲
(
usually of a disease or condition
)
To affect adversely
attack
infect
affect
damage
injure
corrupt
devastate
vitiate
afflict
cripple
destroy
contaminate
mar
ruin
spoil
annihilate
demolish
impair
ravage
trouble
compromise
impact
overcome
touch
harm
strike
break
influence
perturb
sabotage
upset
defile
occur
pollute
prevail
crush
hurt
overwhelm
poison
blight
debase
impinge
weaken
impact on
impinge upon
prevail over
wear away
shake up
spread to
strike at
strike down
do damage to
play havoc with
take hold of
wreak havoc on
exert influence on
have an effect on
have an impact on
sway
alter
modify
transform
determine
control
decide
change
shape
govern
bias
condition
form
guide
hit
act on
work on
interact with
disturb
stir
grieve
concern
sadden
distress
agitate
pain
involve
shake
reach
hit hard
manipulate
impress
move
faze
throw
relate
induce
bowl over
interest
tell on
emotionally move
inspire
regard
mark
knock back
get to
impress on
knock for six
bear upon
make an impression on
go to your head
tug at your heartstrings
turn someone's head
mould
UK
mold
US
dictate
direct
stimulate
persuade
make an impression
win over
arouse
convert
excite
carry
get
motivate
prevail on
fashion
steer
prompt
impassion
regulate
leave a mark on
grab
predispose
convince
bend
reshape
get through to
work
prejudice
model
lead
exert influence
talk into
argue into
have an effect
have an influence
rule
slant
draw
sell
frame
colour
UK
design
incline
quicken
crack
color
US
weigh into
bear on
dispose
choreograph
conduct
suck in
put across
touch a chord
strike a chord
fill with emotion
have a bearing on
talk round
bring round
leave an impression on
register with
make an impact on
make an impact
constrain
animate
soften
melt
nag into
cajole
prevail upon
coax into
abate
jockey
disquiet
codetermine
impel
capture
touch on
promote
get around
bring around
shift
amend
adjust
spur
forecast
cut a figure
urge
carry weight with
master
discipline
style
bring in
get through
stick in someone's mind
impose
turn
underlie
distort
directionalize
shepherd
meddle
interrupt
warp
twist
jaundice
garble
angle
get the better of
hold in check
be a factor in
nobble
hook
brainwash
stretch
doctor
order
skew
flavour
UK
flavor
US
cross
exploit
make ill
lay low
categorise
UK
pattern
shock
traumatize
US
interfere with
engineer
negotiate
spring to mind
come to the mind of
enter one's head
occur to
cross your mind
come into one's consciousness
come to mind
dawn on
come to
present itself
emerge to
twist one's arm
turn one's head
define
lead by the nose
soften up
affect badly
imitate
decorate
copy
emulate
follow
maneuver
US
manoeuvre
UK
channel
machinate
finesse
use
categorize
US
instigate
rouse
bring to bear
train
get at
be recognized
have a part in
carry weight
pull strings
act upon
seduce
traumatise
UK
disadvantage
make someone suffer
exert an influence on
develop
impinge on
knock sideways
mastermind
orchestrate
produce
create
tinge
adapt
make
leave a mark
devise
construct
remodel
build
use to advantage
twist round one's little finger
turn to one's advantage
play upon
grow
chart
become
map out
lay out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To decompose or break down, especially biologically
fester
decay
rot
decompose
putrefy
spoil
perish
corrupt
disintegrate
molder
US
mould
UK
mold
US
moulder
UK
foul
crumble
deteriorate
mortify
degrade
degenerate
corrode
necrotize
gather
break down
go bad
go off
break up
sphacelate
turn
putresce
necrose
go moldy
become rancid
go sour
gangrene
stink
fall apart
go to seed
sour
go mouldy
curdle
become gangrenous
become rotten
acidify
become sour
make rancid
ferment
wither
mildew
shrivel
shrivel up
wear away
go rancid
dissolve
defile
blight
discolor
US
sap
discolour
UK
grow moldy
waste away
rot away
fall to pieces
fall into decay
waste
die
dilapidate
fade
weaken
deaden
compost
breakdown
gather dust
go stale
ebb
atrophy
be rotten
go putrid
go to rack and ruin
retrogress
collapse
addle
be past its sell-by date
become dilapidated
fall down
become addled
go rotten
become useless
become tainted
suppurate
sicken
dry-rot
be impaired
become contaminated
more ❯
Verb
▲
To treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly
ill-use
abuse
maltreat
mistreat
misuse
mishandle
manhandle
bully
brutalise
UK
brutalize
US
hurt
harm
oppress
torment
harass
misemploy
prostitute
spoil
batter
neglect
dissipate
exhaust
overburden
overtax
overwork
squander
waste
ill-treat
kick around
mess over
knock about
treat badly
take apart
be cruel to
injure
persecute
wrong
maul
molest
victimize
US
victimise
UK
knock around
torture
treat roughly
hit
beat
strike
dump on
put down
rough up
do over
beat up
handle roughly
harry
push around
take advantage of
treat harshly
pick on
do an injustice to
aggrieve
damage
manipulate
exploit
punish
wound
dishonour
UK
intimidate
dishonor
US
outrage
overbear
tyrannize
US
mess up
menace
browbeat
push about
distress
domineer
tyrannise
UK
do the dirty on
cow
dominate
subjugate
walk all over
terrorise
UK
offend against
terrorize
US
cut up
shake up
give the shaft
do wrong
play the heavy with
hound
overwhelm
overpower
scare
threaten
ride roughshod over
hector
frighten
be brutal to
be detrimental to
do an injury to
make someone suffer
malign
misapply
misrepresent
offend
deprave
desecrate
defile
pervert
corrupt
vilify
impose upon
do wrong to
do injury to
cheat
do a disservice to
sin against
bad mouth
impugn
trespass
kick in the teeth
discredit
profane
impair
pollute
humiliate
violate
spite
do violence to
anguish
traumatise
UK
inflict suffering on
inflict pain on
disserve
trample on
traumatize
US
cause injury to
cause pain to
agonise
UK
incommode
inconvenience
lash out at
discommode
lay a finger on
bloody
agonize
US
cross up
antagonize
US
insult
provoke
belittle
mock
taunt
abase
aggravate
deride
harrow
give no quarter
go for jugular
martyrize
antagonise
UK
lay a bad trip on
impose on
hit where one lives
step on the toes of
martyr
boss about
order about
boss around
boss
order around
bulldoze
command
lean on
pressurize
US
lord it over
dictate
pressurise
UK
call the shots
control
rule
give orders
give orders to
keep under thumb
tell someone what to do
dragoon
coerce
direct
hassle
master
have it in for
repress
run the show
strong-arm
make things hot for someone
dictate to
use strong-arm tactics on
lay down the law
throw your weight around
influence
discriminate against
manage
needle
bluster
get at
be down on
punish unfairly
crush
suppress
railroad
govern
enslave
subdue
plague
preponderate
lead
conquer
sway
run
have a down on
head
give a hard time
subordinate
put the screws on
rule the roost
preside over
call the tune
trample underfoot
be overbearing
rule with an iron hand
rule with a rod of iron
have under one's thumb
hold sway over
lead by the nose
bring someone to their knees
throw one's weight about
be in the saddle
disapprove of
be hostile to
show antagonism to
be prejudiced against
be against
be set against
enforce
feel ill will towards
show ill will towards
bear a grudge towards
target
pressure
assault
mar
tread on
hustle
act the tin god
press
bullyrag
order
kick about
roughhouse
pull rank on
ruin
total
mau-mau
push
put the frighteners on
oversee
superintend
make it hot for someone
quarterback
supervise
captain
interfere with
steamroller
spearhead
administrate
bang up
be violent toward
bung up
gain control of
gain mastery over
rule over
tyrannize over
weigh heavy upon
gain ascendancy over
render incapable
render powerless
bring to heel
beat down
render helpless
trample
try to control
take charge
be in charge
impose one's will on
keep down
immolate
use
demonize
US
hold down
demonise
UK
domineer over
grind down
treat brutally
have someone under your thumb
rule despotically
stack the deck
get on someone's back
have your knife into
hegemonize
prevail
predominate
reign
overshadow
subject
eclipse
vanquish
squeeze
swagger
overrule
monopolize
US
outshine
pacify
bend
henpeck
lord
handle
monopolise
UK
have one's way
have ascendancy over
have the whip hand over
prevail over
wear the trousers
exercise control over
be in command of
take over
play first fiddle
be the boss of
have the upper hand over
be at the helm
have upper hand
rule the roost in
have the upper hand in
head up
have mastery over
sit on top of
be in charge of
be in control of
be in the driver's seat
push the buttons
run things
bend to your will
lord over
more ❯
Verb
▲
To affect without completely changing
color
US
affect
influence
alter
distort
impact
condition
manipulate
prejudice
transform
twist
warp
angle
bias
change
garble
slant
sway
doctor
modify
stretch
skew
bend
faze
steer
throw
upset
exert an influence on
have an effect on
Verb
▲
To break up into small pieces as the result of impact
disintegrate
break
shatter
fragment
fracture
crumble
split
bust
splinter
crumple
rive
sever
collapse
shiver
rupture
separate
dismember
divide
explode
disrupt
founder
subside
fall
fail
disperse
disunite
fold
disband
dismantle
detach
disconnect
disimprove
disorganize
sink
turn
break up
give way
cave in
come apart
fall to pieces
fall apart
break apart
blow up
fall to bits
fly apart
blow apart
go to pieces
go belly-up
go to rack and ruin
fade away
take apart
fall apart at the seams
smash to smithereens
turn to dust
smash
crack
burst
demolish
rend
break down
buckle
destroy
tear
give
implode
fall in
fall down
snap
crush
trash
tumble
pulverize
US
fragmentize
yield
total
blow out
crash
break into pieces
pulverise
UK
cleave
sunder
slump
sag
topple
splinterize
fragmentalize
waste
annihilate
tumble down
go
bust up
succumb
pull to pieces
make mincemeat of
dissolve
go out
spall
come to pieces
torpedo
cave
nuke
damage
part
pop
blast
blow
burst apart
disassemble
wreck
make hash of
devastate
crunch
scrunch
wrack
cream
prang
split up
mangle
tear apart
topple over
break to smithereens
give out
give in
crush to smithereens
go down
come down
wrack up
come apart at the seams
come unstuck
come to bits
perforate
puncture
crack open
crack apart
eradicate
beat
physically break
finish off
ravage
breach
distort
powder
settle
warp
pash
dash
drop
wilt
crack up
smash up
write off
dash to pieces
come to dust
squash
squish
collapse inwards
crash in
sink inwards
come down about one's ears
split asunder
break open
break into tiny pieces
extinguish
ruin
vaporize
US
desolate
decimate
raze
break into
break to pieces
smash into smithereens
break into fragments
erupt
detonate
smatter
impair
pull down
exhaust
tear down
do in
disable
rub out
vaporise
UK
dissipate
crump
dispel
squander
diverge
go off
be set off
burst out
fly into pieces
go bang
scatter
tatter
shred
ribbon
rip
deconstruct
pull apart
stave
spread out
go in different directions
take to bits
take off in all directions
take to pieces
clear out
move in different directions
pull to bits
strip down
go separate ways
rip apart
dissever
wrest
cut
disturb
pierce
pull
tear in two
rip to pieces
rip in two
lacerate
tear to pieces
tear asunder
slit
rip asunder
slash
stave in
flop
pitch
stumble
plunge
plummet
trip
dive
nosedive
drop down
descend
fall over
slide
keel over
crater
flump
slip
stagger
slouch
plonk oneself
plop oneself
trip over
tip over
fall headlong
go head over heels
loll
lurch
droop
cascade
lower
decline
capsize
overturn
skid
fall flat
faint
tip
trip up
keel
flop down
go belly up
take a header
turn over
hit the dirt
lower oneself
gravitate
duck
sprawl
cowp
pratfall
totter
fall back
be overcome
face-plant
collapse inward
dip
plunk down
tumble over
take a dive
pitch forward
go headlong
set
plank oneself
plump oneself
fold up
go end over end
come a cropper
take a spill
plonk down
pass out
plump down
roll over
fall in a heap
black out
go for six
swoon
upset
upturn
turn upside down
plop down
capitulate
bend
sit heavily
bomb
go pear-shaped
self-destruct
shrink
plump
bite the dust
come clattering down
take a fall
measure one's length
prostrate oneself
fall head over heels
fall end over end
overbalance
bellyflop
lose your balance
falter
go lame
miss one's footing
lose your footing
teeter
unhorse
remove
land
run down
fall prostrate
slide down
plop
move down
ground
free-fall
sink back
do a pratfall
conk out
lose consciousness
fall down in a faint
dunk
run
flounder
go downwards
go lower
come downwards
go to the bottom
cast down
go under the surface
touch bottom
dip beneath the horizon
take a nosedive
more ❯
Verb
▲
To give or add color to
tint
tinge
dye
colour
UK
stain
tincture
bepaint
color
US
paint
pigment
rinse
complexion
highlight
lowlight
shade
streak
touch
wash
coat
colour-wash
apply paint to
imbue
spray
flush
gloss
infuse
suffuse
airbrush
impregnate
cover
distemper
roller
brush
undercoat
touch up
spray-paint
put on coats
varnish
change the color of
diffuse
imbrue
engrain
instil
UK
steep
saturate
ingrain
fade
whitewash
instill
US
bathe
lighten
gloss over
slap on
bleach
blush
glaze
tone
lacquer
crimson
daub
emblazon
bloom
chalk
glow
crayon
fresco
enamel
gild
adorn
peroxide
discolour
UK
discolor
US
rouge
illuminate
burn
variegate
darken
colour in
stipple
redden
blacken
pinken
more ❯
Verb
▲
To imbue with a (usually slight) amount of something
tincture
tinge
imbue
stain
tint
diffuse
imbrue
infuse
suffuse
engrain
ingrain
instill
US
instil
UK
saturate
steep
bathe
soak
drench
souse
sop
sodden
drown
percolate
Verb
▲
To make, or cause to be, blur or dim
blur
obscure
bedim
befog
dim
becloud
blear
cloud
fog
muddle
obfuscate
smudge
blacken
darken
dislimn
fade
haze
mask
mist
muddy
shroud
unfocus
besmear
blind
blot
conceal
garble
shade
shadow
smear
spot
stain
blemish
daze
dazzle
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discolor
US
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glare
hide
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cloud over
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fuzz
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addle
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US
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mantle
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umbrage
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pose
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blanket
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encase
hinder
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wrap
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stonewall
belie
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cover up
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put out of sight
fog over
steam up
become misty
fog up
form mist
become clouded
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glaze over
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