sullied

Meanings

Verb

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
  • "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
  • "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
• simple past and past participle of sully

Adj

• defiled or tainted, soiled or stained.

Synonyms

asperse, besmirch, calumniate, cloud, corrupt, defame, defile, denigrate, maculate, slander, smear, smirch, stain, sully, taint, tarnish

Antonyms

unsullied