Synonyms and Antonyms of stain

synonym (synonym of stain)

  • (noun)
    blot, discolor, dishonor, soil, sully, tinge, color, disgrace, dye, spot, tarnish, tint
    To color is to impart a color desired or undesired, temporary or permanent, or, in the intransitive use, to assume a color in any way; as, he colored more.. (noun)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    discoloration, discolouration
    a soiled or discolored appearance (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.state)
    dirt, filth, grease, grime, grunge, soil
    the state of being covered with unclean things (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    brand, mark, stigma
    a symbol of disgrace or infamy (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.act)
    blot, smear, smirch, spot
    an act that brings discredit to the person who does it (noun.act)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    defile, maculate, sully, tarnish
    make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically (verb.contact)
     

hypernym (stain IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible (noun.substance)
    color, coloring material, colour, colouring material
    any material used for its color (noun.substance)
     
  • a soiled or discolored appearance (noun.attribute)
    appearance, visual aspect
    outward or visible aspect of a person or thing (noun.attribute)
     
  • a symbol of disgrace or infamy (noun.communication)
    symbol
    an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance (noun.communication)
     
  • an act that brings discredit to the person who does it (noun.act)
    error, fault, mistake
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention (noun.act)
     
  • color for microscopic study (verb.change)
    dye, dye
    color with dye (verb.change)
     
  • make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically (verb.contact)
    blob, blot, fleck, spot
    make a spot or mark onto (verb.contact)
     
  • produce or leave stains (verb.change)
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)
     
  • the state of being covered with unclean things (noun.state)
    dirtiness, uncleanness
    the state of being unsanitary (noun.state)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF stain relation)

  • (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible (noun.substance)
    crystal violet, gentian violet
    a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    methylene blue, methylthionine chloride
    a dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoning (noun.substance)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    counterstain
    a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly (noun.substance)
     
  • a soiled or discolored appearance (noun.attribute)
    scorch
    a discoloration caused by heat (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    bloodstain
    a discoloration caused by blood (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    iron mold, iron mould
    a spot caused the staining with rust or ink (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    mud stain
    a stain produced by mud (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    oil stain
    a stain produced by oil (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    tarnish
    discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation (noun.attribute)
     
  • a symbol of disgrace or infamy (noun.communication)
    demerit
    a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    bar sinister, bend sinister
    a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    cloven foot, cloven hoof
    the mark of Satan (noun.communication)
     
  • color with a liquid dye or tint (verb.change)
    ebonise, ebonize
    stain black to make it look like ebony (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    dip
    stain an object by immersing it in a liquid (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    tattoo
    stain (skin) with indelible color (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    marble
    paint or stain like marble (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    vein
    make a veinlike pattern (verb.creation)
     
  • make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically (verb.contact)
    darken
    tarnish or stain (verb.contact)
     
  • produce or leave stains (verb.change)
    smut
    stain with a dirty substance, such as soot (verb.change)
     

verb group (stain is verb group of ....)

derivation (.... is derived from stain)

  • a soiled or discolored appearance (noun.attribute)
    color, colour, discolor, discolour
    change color, often in an undesired manner (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    discolor
    cause to lose or change color (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    stain
    produce or leave stains (verb.change)
     
  • a symbol of disgrace or infamy (noun.communication)
    brand, post
    mark or expose as infamous (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.social)
    brand, denounce, mark, stigmatise, stigmatize
    to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful (verb.social)
     
  • (adj.pert)
    stigmatic
    pertaining to or resembling or having stigmata (adj.pert)
     
  • an act that brings discredit to the person who does it (noun.act)
    asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully
    charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    defile, maculate, stain, sully, tarnish
    make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically (verb.contact)
     
  • color for microscopic study (verb.change)
    staining
    (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study (noun.act)
     
  • color with a liquid dye or tint (verb.change)
    stainer
    a worker who stains (wood or fabric) (noun.person)
     
  • make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically (verb.contact)
    blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain
    an act that brings discredit to the person who does it (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    maculation, spotting, staining
    the act of spotting or staining something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    tarnish
    discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.body)
    macula, macule
    a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    brand, mark, stain, stigma
    a symbol of disgrace or infamy (noun.communication)
     
  • produce or leave stains (verb.change)
    discoloration, discolouration, stain
    a soiled or discolored appearance (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.state)
    dirt, filth, grease, grime, grunge, soil, stain
    the state of being covered with unclean things (noun.state)
     
  • the state of being covered with unclean things (noun.state)
    grease
    lubricate with grease (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil
    make soiled, filthy, or dirty (verb.contact)
     
  • (adj.all)
    dirty, soiled, unclean
    soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchy
    thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    filthy, foul, nasty
    disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    contaminating, dirty
    spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination (adj.all)
     

domain category (stain is domain category of ....)

  • (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible (noun.substance)
    microscopy
    research with the use of microscopes (noun.act)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym verb group derivation domain category blot discolor discoloration discolouration dirt filth error fault appearance visual aspect symbol dirtiness scorch bloodstain iron mold iron mould mud stain oil stain blob blot fleck spot asperse besmirch defile maculate color colour microscopy
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. blot, discolor, dishonor, soil, sully, tinge, color, disgrace, dye, spot, tarnish, tint . discoloration, discolouration . dirt, filth, grease, grime, grunge, soil . brand, mark, stigma . blot, smear, smirch, spot . defile, maculate, sully, tarnish . color, coloring material, colour, colouring material . appearance, visual aspect . symbol . error, fault, mistake . dye, dye . blob, blot, fleck, spot . alter, change, modify . dirtiness, uncleanness . crystal violet, gentian violet . methylene blue, methylthionine chloride . counterstain . scorch . bloodstain . iron mold, iron mould . mud stain . oil stain . tarnish . demerit . bar sinister, bend sinister . cloven foot, cloven hoof . ebonise, ebonize . dip . tattoo . marble . vein . darken . smut . blob, blot, fleck, spot . color, colour, discolor, discolour . discolor . stain . brand, post . brand, denounce, mark, stigmatise, stigmatize . stigmatic . asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully . defile, maculate, stain, sully, tarnish . staining . stainer . blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain . maculation, spotting, staining . tarnish . macula, macule . brand, mark, stain, stigma . discoloration, discolouration, stain . dirt, filth, grease, grime, grunge, soil, stain . grease . begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil . dirty, soiled, unclean . begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchy . filthy, foul, nasty . contaminating, dirty . microscopy


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