tainted

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/ˈteɪntɪd/

adjective

Corrupted or filled with imperfections.

“Near-synonyms: imperfect, faulty”

Similar
adulteratedimpurepollutedcommoncontaminatedcorruptedmixedsophisticated
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Meanings

adjectivetainted (comparative more tainted, superlative most tainted)

comparative more tainted · superlative most tainted

  1. Corrupted or filled with imperfections.

    Hey, get that away from me! It was bought with tainted money.

    1 more example

    A statement from the official Lao News Agency (KPL) Friday reported that “the consumption of tainted alcoholic beverages” was the suspected cause of the deaths.

    2024 November 27, Jessie Yeung and Isaac Yee, “Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers”, in CNN

    Synonyms: adulterated, impure, polluted, adulterated, common, contaminated, corrupted, mixed

  2. computer securityOriginating from an untrusted source.

    Near-synonyms: imperfect, faulty

    1 more example

    Do not use tainted values in SQL queries.

    Synonyms: corrupt, imperfect, faulty

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of taint

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCorrupted or filled with imperfections.

Similar
adulteratedimpurepollutedadulteratedcommoncontaminatedcorruptedmixedpollutedsophisticated

adjectiveOriginating from an untrusted source.

Similar
corruptimperfectfaulty

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivetouched by rot or decay

Similar
corruptstale
Also see
adulteratedcommoncontaminatedcorruptcorruptedimpuremixedpollutedsophisticated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From taint + -ed.

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Translations

Esperanto malpurigita
  • malpurigitacorrupted or filled with imperfections
Finnish pilaantunut, saastunut
  • pilaantunutcorrupted or filled with imperfections
  • saastunutcorrupted or filled with imperfections
  • turmeltunutcorrupted or filled with imperfections
German unrein, verdorben
  • unreincorrupted or filled with imperfections
  • verdorbencorrupted or filled with imperfections
Greek ανήθικος, διεφθαρμένος
  • ανήθικος (aníthikos)corrupted or filled with imperfections
  • διεφθαρμένος (dieftharménos)corrupted or filled with imperfections
  • φαύλος (fávlos)corrupted or filled with imperfections
Māori nanu
  • nanucorrupted or filled with imperfections
Polish zepsuty, zepsuta
  • zepsutycorrupted or filled with imperfections
  • zepsutacorrupted or filled with imperfections
  • zepsutecorrupted or filled with imperfections
  • zepsucicorrupted or filled with imperfections
Russian гря́зный
  • гря́зный (grjáznyj)corrupted or filled with imperfections
Slovak špinavý, skazený
  • špinavýcorrupted or filled with imperfections
  • skazenýcorrupted or filled with imperfections
Turkish kirli, murdar
  • kirlicorrupted or filled with imperfections
  • murdarcorrupted or filled with imperfections
  • çirkefcorrupted or filled with imperfections
  • piscorrupted or filled with imperfections

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tainted

painted
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Cite this entry
APA

tainted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tainted

MLA

“tainted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tainted. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tainted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tainted.

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