PURENESSES Antonyms

• a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

• mar or spoil the appearance of

• mar or impair with a flaw

• add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

• the state of being contaminated

• a substance that contaminates

• the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors

• lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

• in a state of progressive putrefaction

• decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)

• moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

• destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity

• inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony)

• the state of being polluted

• an imperfection in an object or machine

• defect or weakness in a person's character

• an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness

• add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

• the state or an instance of being imperfect

• worthless or dangerous material that should be removed

• the condition of being impure

• waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil

• the state of being contaminated

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

• contaminate with a disease or microorganism