unblemished

Examples

• All

• Marie Antoinette was known amongst her contemporaries for her dazzling, fair and unblemished skin, not only on her face but also her neck, shoulders and hands.

• MIT had, until 1953, an unblemished and perfect record of placement of its graduates.

  Academic text (2008)

• The career of an officer with a long unblemished record is involved here.

  The Caine Mutiny (1954)

• My career was unblemished until this.

  S*P*Y*S (1974)

• ...for one with an unblemished record...

  Adam's Rib (1949)

• This time I want one that is unblemished.

  The Young Messiah (2016)

• She is attractive and her reputation is unblemished.

  The Music Lovers (1971)

• Ever since its establishment under her directorship, the Traveling Library Division had enjoyed an unblemished record.

  Fiction book (1997)

• So this first attribute is smooth, unblemished skin indicates youthfulness and good health.

• The candidates for the job all had unblemished records, making the selection process difficult.

Synonyms

C

clean

vsunblemished

418 1.0

Without problems or faults

focuses more narrowly on both moral and physical lack of faults

P

pure

vsunblemished

212 1.4

Morally good and not involved in sexual activity

combines moral goodness with freedom from physical flaws

F

flawless

vsunblemished

76 3.7

Perfect without any mistakes or faults

is aligned but also points to moral purity alongside perfection

I

impeccable

vsunblemished

59 6.3

Perfect and without any faults in quality or manners

adds the sense of moral rightness as well as high standard

I

immaculate

vsunblemished

36 5.9

Completely clean and neat with no marks or stains

is similar but adds moral faultlessness as an explicit feature

U

unsullied

vsunblemished

5 7.0

Completely clean and not spoiled or stained

adds the idea of both moral faultlessness and lack of physical flaws

F

faultless

vsunblemished

3 4.9

Free from mistakes or flaws

includes moral blamelessness as well as the absence of mistakes

U

uncorrupted

vsunblemished

2 5.6

Not made dishonest by money or power

also covers physical flawlessness, not only moral integrity

U

untarnished

vsunblemished

2 5.5

Not spoiled or stained and still in good condition

covers both an unimpaired record and lack of physical flaws

U

unmarred

vsunblemished

1 6.8

Not damaged or harmed

emphasizes both physical and moral freedom rather than just one aspect

U

undefiled

vsunblemished

1 9.9

Not spoiled by dirt, harm, or bad things

stresses absence of wrongdoing as well as physical imperfection

U

unsmirched

vsunblemished

• Archaic

1 9.6

Free from stains, dirt, or a bad reputation

also covers absence of physical imperfections, not only reputation

U

unstained

vsunblemished

1 5.6

Not having a damaged reputation

extends this purity to physical condition as well as reputation

U

unspotted

vsunblemished

1 6.3

Free of marks, stains, or faults

adds moral faultlessness to the idea of being spotless

U

unsoiled

vsunblemished

1 3.0

Clean and free from stains or dirt

broadens cleanliness to include moral and reputational purity

U

unsordid

vsunblemished

1 9.9

Honest and pure in actions and motives

adds the physical spotless sense as well as moral uprightness

U

unbesmirched

vsunblemished

• Formal

9.1

Having a clean reputation with no scandal

includes physical flawlessness as well as a clean reputation

I

incorrupted

vsunblemished

• Literature

9.9

Not spoiled and still pure in body or mind

extends purity to physical condition and absence of blemish

Antonyms

I

imperfect

73 3.5

Having faults or missing parts that make it less good

B

blemished

1 4.1

Having marks or small faults that make something less good

How Flawless

immaculate

36 5.9

flawless

76 3.7

unblemished

7 5.1

imperfect

73 3.5

blemished

1 4.1

marred

5.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology