unstained

Examples

• All

• Our nation has made mistakes in the past, for which our people have paid dearly, but our honor is unstained.

  Fiction book (1999)

• But Vietnamese writers are clearly no longer bound, as they were during and immediately after the war, to portray the war as a glorious and unstained struggle, the warriors heroic superbeings.

  Fiction book (1991)

• May I guess that by now his unstained heart is broken, as they say?

  Fiction book (1996)

• It makes you think about how sweet and natural sex is in this world MeiLyn Miranda has created, and how difficult it can be to find that unstained attitude in the real world.

  Blog text (25)

• 7:26-27: For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

  Blog text (4)

• They should hear that in Christ's teaching a full and unstained faith is present, a knowledge of the way of God, an exclusive prescription for believers that is, nonetheless, a prescription of love and true friendship with God and neighbor.

  Academic text (2008)

• The witty responder, by contrast, acquires an aura of artless, invisible mastery, unstained by any shadows of envy or aggression.

  Academic text (1994)

• Her reputation as a teacher remained unstained despite the controversies surrounding the school.

• He was proud of his unstained character, having never lied or cheated.

• The artist's creativity was unstained, always producing work that was original and inspiring.

Synonyms

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unblemished

vsunstained

7 5.1

Free from any marks, damage, or bad actions

narrows attention to moral standing rather than physical appearance

U

unsullied

vsunstained

5 7.0

Completely clean and not spoiled or stained

is the same sense but used more broadly for character not only things

U

untainted

vsunstained

4 5.6

Not harmed by bad things, especially in reputation

focuses on purity in moral terms rather than general undamaged condition

U

uncorrupted

vsunstained

2 5.6

Not made dishonest by money or power

is the general idea of being unspoiled in reputation rather than legal uprightness

U

untarnished

vsunstained

2 5.5

Not spoiled or stained and still in good condition

is the general idea of moral purity rather than only formal records

S

stainless

vsunstained

1 6.3

Free from moral fault or shame in a person's character

expresses the same moral cleanliness in more neutral everyday terms

U

undefiled

vsunstained

1 9.9

Not spoiled by dirt, harm, or bad things

emphasizes reputation purity in everyday or abstract terms

U

unsmirched

vsunstained

• Archaic

1 9.6

Free from stains, dirt, or a bad reputation

covers moral purity broadly rather than only visible cleanliness

U

unmarred

vsunstained

1 6.8

Not damaged or harmed

focuses on moral and reputational purity rather than physical condition

U

unspotted

vsunstained

1 6.3

Free of marks, stains, or faults

is similar but often used more for moral or reputational purity

U

unsordid

vsunstained

1 9.9

Honest and pure in actions and motives

is the broader absence of spoilage in reputation, not only morality

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unsoiled

vsunstained

1 3.0

Clean and free from stains or dirt

applies the same cleanliness idea mainly to moral or reputational purity

U

undented

vsunstained

1 5.1

A person or thing that stays strong after problems

stresses lack of moral blemish rather than preserved strength

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unbesmirched

vsunstained

• Formal

9.1

Having a clean reputation with no scandal

is the broader notion of not being spoiled or discredited

I

incorrupted

vsunstained

• Literature

9.9

Not spoiled and still pure in body or mind

covers the same moral purity but in everyday reputation terms

U

uncorrupt

vsunstained

6.0

Not decayed or spoiled, kept in original condition

focuses more on moral untarnished quality rather than strength or integrity

U

uncorroded

vsunstained

6.5

Remaining strong and not damaged by time or trouble

emphasizes moral purity and lack of blemish rather than structural intactness

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unruined

vsunstained

4.2

Not destroyed or damaged and still in good condition

focuses specifically on reputation purity rather than general survival or condition

U

unbruised

vsunstained

4.2

Not hurt in feelings or reputation after criticism

concerns moral or reputational cleanliness rather than emotional or physical harm

U

untinted

vsunstained

4.2

Free from personal feelings or strong opinions

is about being morally pure rather than neutral or unbiased in feeling

Antonyms

B

blemished

1 4.1

Having marks or small faults that make something less good

T

tainted

4.5

Spoiled and unsafe because it has rot or something harmful

How Blameless

exemplary

45 5.8

spotless

41 2.5

unblemished

7 5.1

unstained

1 5.6

clean

418 1.0

blemished

1 4.1

guilty

∞ 2.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology