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as in blackened
to make dirty
their clothes were smirched by dust from the trail
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2
as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
this scandal will forever smirch the name of a once-great family
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as in stained
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smirched
Verb
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Some former generals involved in martial law decades ago had ended up in prison and been publicly disgraced.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2025 -
That until such monsters and secret policemen and fantasists of apartheid, are as abandoned and disgraced as the National Socialists, there will be war.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Indeed, the trio looked filthy, and one even had a red, watery eye.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Sharp has long been one of New York’s filthiest comedians.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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The restaurant was cited for live roaches and flies in the establishment, food debris on the floor and ceiling, and unclean floors, walls and ceilings.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 July 2025
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Additionally, knives were stored in a bucket of unclean sanitation solution.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
July 18,
Sacbee.com,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, in the grubby streets of Buffalo (hey, what did Buffalo do to deserve this!), Simone’s older sister Devon is getting home one morning after her second DUI.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Now, the world is essentially the puppet of the A.I. big bad known as The Entity, which has gotten its grubby digital claws into the global psyche as well as most of the world’s nuclear arsenals.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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According to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, the spotted lanternfly can cause damage, including oozing sap, wilting, leaf curling and dieback to trees, crops, vines and other plants.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
14 July 2025
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The adorable, spotted cub is the third litter for mated pair Niran (female) and Ron (male) and is the fourth female cub to be born to Niran.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Torry’s candidly dumpy, dingy, dated, wood panel lined courtroom allowed for the placement of contemporary art and the banging of nails into walls which would have been forbidden in one of the ornate ground floor courtrooms.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Pictures shared by investigators show a dingy basement lit by a single bulb, with hooked metal chains dangling from wooden beams overhead.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Smirched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smirched. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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