/ Thesaurus / T Synonyms of tainted Find synonyms for: Verb1. defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud, mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiateusage: place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"2. infect, taint, pollute, foul, contaminateusage: contaminate with a disease or microorganismAdjective1. corrupt, tainted, stale (vs. fresh)usage: touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: soporific Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language