Definition for Tarnished:

• A process of giving to gold or silver a pale or dim cast.

Synonyms for Tarnished:

• adj.

  •blemished (adjective)
  • freckled,
  • pockmarked,
  • scarred,
  • chipped,
  • specked,
  • scraped,
  • deformed,
  • Scabbed,
  • abraded,
  • blistered,
  • fractured,
  • Scored,
  • splotched,
  • blemished,
  • notched,
  • marked,
  • flecked,
  • flawed,
  • Nicked,
  • scratched,
  • gashed,
  • defaced,
  • imperfect,
  • Hacked,
  • slit,
  • disfigured,
  • marred,
  • discolored,
  • distorted,
  • blotched,
  • impure,
  • Scuffed,
  • cracked,
  • spoiled,
  • defective.
  •dim (adjective)
  • overcast,
  • dusk,
  • opaque,
  • fainter,
  • unilluminated,
  • mater,
  • lightless,
  • poorly lit.
  •dingy (adjective)
  • dis colored,
  • more discolored,
  • be-dimmed,
  • more smirched,
  • dis-colored,
  • most smirched,
  • most darkish,
  • drab,
  • more darkish,
  • most discolored,
  • brokendown,
  • more bedimmed,
  • most bedimmed,
  • be dimmed.
  •dirty (adjective)
  • unclean.
  •unclean (adjective)
  • feculent,
  • putrescent.
  •unsanitary (adjective)
  • un healthiest,
  • most unhygienic,
  • un-hygienic,
  • un-healthy,
  • more unhygienic,
  • un sanitary,
  • un healthier,
  • un healthy,
  • un-sanitary,
  • un-healthiest,
  • un hygienic.

• v.

  •blemished (verb)
  • hurt,
  • dotted,
  • Blotted,
  • checked,
  • defected,
  • slitted,
  • Kinked.
  •dirtied (verb)
  • fouled,
  • befouled,
  • muddied,
  • putrefied,
  • smirched,
  • defiled,
  • smudged,
  • polluted,
  • Dirtied,
  • streaked,
  • contaminated,
  • soiled.
  •slandered (verb)
  • smeared,
  • Calumniated,
  • shamed,
  • badmouthed,
  • denigrated,
  • Denounced,
  • Scandalized,
  • Vilified,
  • Libeled,
  • blackened,
  • maligned,
  • Detracted,
  • Traduced,
  • Pilloried,
  • dishonored,
  • Slandered,
  • Defamed,
  • discredited,
  • Stigmatized,
  • besmeared.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • darkish,
  • dingy,
  • shopworn,
  • unhygienic,
  • unsanitary,
  • broken down.
  •n.
  • besmirched,
  • damaged,
  • dim,
  • flyblown,
  • spotted,
  • stained,
  • sullied,
  • tainted.

Paraphrases for Tarnished:

• Forward Entailment

  • Verb, past participle
    stained.

• Independent

  • Verb, past tense
    Jeopardized, undermined, hurt, damaged, prejudice.
  • Verb, past participle
    diminished, shattered, Overshadowed, evaporated, impaired, contaminated, disturbed, aggravated, disrupted, jeopardised, Jeopardized, injured, devastated, undermined, Infringed, crushed, harmed, vitiated, weakened, Derailed, hurt, vandalized, sabotaged, destroyed, Influenced, ruined, eroded, violated, affected, biased, shaken, upset, Suffered, breached, depleted, damaged, tempered, Sacrificed, prejudiced, flawed, ravaged, shocked, marred, smudged, Compromised, marked, buffeted, clouded, tainted.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    tainted.
  • Verb, past tense
    harmed.

Tarnished Sentence Examples:

• Shall damask flowers lose their beauty, shall silver lace be tarnished and broideries lack lustre because Ripple has commanded the impossible?

• The air was still heavy with faint noon - day smells, the sky tarnished with heat.