Meanings
comparative more untarnished · superlative most untarnished · alternative untarnisht
- Not tarnished
Because White had been working for a different Govia franchise, rather than for either Southeastern or the parent group, he was untarnished by any of the financial accusations made by the Government.
2021 October 20, “Network News: Leadership changes at Govia Thameslink Railway and Southeastern”, in RAIL, number 942, page 8
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of reputation) free from blemishes
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishtarnished
- Englishuntarnished
Translations
Italian immacolato
- immacolatonot tarnished
Norwegian uplettet
- uplettetnot tarnished
Russian незапятнанный
- незапятнанный (nezapjatnannyj)not tarnished
Cite this entry
untarnished. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untarnished
“untarnished.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untarnished. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “untarnished,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untarnished.
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