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sullied
adjective as in bedraggled
adjective as in dim
adjective as in dingy
adjective as in dirty
Strongest matches
adjective as in foul
adjective as in impure
Strong match
adjective as in rotten
adjective as in unchaste
adjective as in unclean
Weak matches
adjective as in uncleanly
Weak matches
- bedraggled
- begrimed
- contaminated
- cruddy
- crummy
- defiled
- disarrayed
- dishabille
- disheveled
- dreggy
- dungy
- dusty
- filthy
- foul
- fouled
- greasy
- grimy
- grubby
- grungy
- icky
- lousy
- messy
- mucky
- muddy
- murky
- nasty
- polluted
- raunchy
- scummy
- scuzzy
- slatternly
- slimy
- sloppy
- slovenly
- smudged
- smutty
- soiled
- sooty
- spattered
- spotted
- squalid
- stained
- straggly
- unclean
- undusted
- unhygienic
- unkempt
- unlaundered
- unsanitary
- unsightly
- unswept
- untidy
- unwashed
- yucky
adjective as in uncleanly
Example Sentences
We will all be watching closely to see whether the event is sullied by New York fans who carry the reputation of being the most partisan of American sporting supporters.
But his reputation as a darling of the progressive movement was sullied in 2022 when the New York Times published an expose detailing an alleged history of abusing women — accusations he has denied.
"Investors heard more explicit details regarding the Trump tariff agenda, which sullied the market mood somewhat."
The incident — which revived memories of a massive 3-million-gallon spill almost 50 years earlier — sullied some of the state’s most pristine beaches and a rare stretch of undeveloped coastline.
There is no doubt that the crackdown has sullied the image of the president.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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