Exact Match:
- muckrake
- explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures; "This reporter was well-known for his muckraking"
Synonyms:
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Related Words:
- asperse,
- bedarken,
- besmirch,
- bespatter,
- black,
- blacken,
- blackwash,
- blot,
- blotch,
- call names,
- calumniate,
- charcoal,
- cork,
- darken,
- defame,
- defile,
- deprecate,
- depreciate,
- despise,
- dinge,
- discommend,
- disdain,
- disparage,
- dispraise,
- disvalue,
- ebonize,
- engage in personalities,
- heap dirt upon,
- hold in contempt,
- ink,
- libel,
- melanize,
- muckrake,
- murk,
- nigrify,
- oversmoke,
- put down,
- revile,
- ridicule,
- scandalize,
- shade,
- shadow,
- slander,
- smear,
- smirch,
- smoke,
- smudge,
- smut,
- smutch,
- soil,
- soot,
- stigmatize,
- sully,
- tarnish,
- tear down,
- throw mud at,
- traduce,
- vilify
- attaint,
- bedarken,
- bedaub,
- besmear,
- besmoke,
- besmutch,
- besoil,
- bespatter,
- bestain,
- black,
- blacken,
- blackwash,
- blot,
- blotch,
- blur,
- brand,
- call names,
- charcoal,
- cork,
- darken,
- daub,
- defile,
- denigrate,
- dinge,
- dirty,
- discolor,
- ebonize,
- engage in personalities,
- heap dirt upon,
- ink,
- mark,
- melanize,
- muckrake,
- murk,
- nigrify,
- oversmoke,
- revile,
- scorch,
- sear,
- shade,
- shadow,
- singe,
- slubber,
- slur,
- smear,
- smirch,
- smoke,
- smouch,
- smudge,
- smut,
- smutch,
- soil,
- soot,
- spot,
- stain,
- stigmatize,
- sully,
- taint,
- tar,
- tarnish,
- throw mud at,
- vilify
- slander
collapse - words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another related words >
- asperse,
- assail,
- attack,
- backbite,
- backbiting,
- backstabbing,
- barefaced lie,
- belie,
- belittlement,
- bitchiness,
- blackwash,
- calumniate,
- calumniation,
- calumny,
- cattiness,
- character assassination,
- consummate lie,
- damage,
- decry,
- defamation,
- defamation of character,
- defame,
- denigrate,
- depreciation,
- dirt,
- disparage,
- disparagement,
- gossip column,
- hurt,
- injure,
- juicy morsel,
- libel,
- malicious gossip,
- malign,
- misrepresentation,
- monstrous lie,
- muckrake,
- muckraking,
- obloquy,
- out-and-out lie,
- roorback,
- scandal,
- scandalmongering,
- slur,
- smear,
- strumpet,
- tale,
- tear down,
- the big lie,
- tidbit,
- traduce,
- traducement,
- vilification,
- vilify,
- whispering campaign,
- whopper
- asperge,
- asperse,
- attaint,
- bedabble,
- bedew,
- befoul,
- besmirch,
- bespot,
- besprinkle,
- blacken,
- blot,
- blow upon,
- brand,
- call names,
- censure,
- dabble,
- damp,
- dampen,
- dash,
- defame,
- defile,
- denigrate,
- dew,
- disapprove,
- disparage,
- douche,
- engage in personalities,
- expose,
- expose to infamy,
- gibbet,
- hang in effigy,
- heap dirt upon,
- hose,
- hose down,
- humect,
- humectate,
- humidify,
- irrigate,
- moisten,
- muckrake,
- paddle,
- pillory,
- reprimand,
- revile,
- slander,
- slobber,
- slop,
- slosh,
- slur,
- smear,
- smirch,
- soil,
- sparge,
- spatter,
- splash,
- splatter,
- splotch,
- sponge,
- spot,
- spray,
- sprinkle,
- stain,
- stigmatize,
- sully,
- swash,
- syringe,
- taint,
- tarnish,
- throw mud at,
- traduce,
- vilify,
- water,
- wet,
- wet down
- abuse,
- asperse,
- bark at,
- barrack,
- bawl out,
- berate,
- besmirch,
- bespatter,
- betongue,
- blacken,
- blackguard,
- call names,
- calumniate,
- chaff,
- chew out,
- cuss out,
- cut at,
- damn,
- defame,
- defile,
- denigrate,
- dig at,
- dump on,
- engage in personalities,
- epithet,
- epithetize,
- execrate,
- fleer,
- flout,
- fulminate against,
- gibe,
- heap dirt upon,
- jab,
- jab at,
- jape,
- jaw,
- jeer,
- libel,
- load with reproaches,
- malign,
- mock,
- muckrake,
- pooh,
- pooh-pooh,
- put down,
- rag,
- rail,
- rail at,
- rally,
- rank out,
- rate,
- rave against,
- scoff,
- scout,
- slam,
- slander,
- slap at,
- smear,
- smirch,
- sneer,
- sneer at,
- soil,
- stigmatize,
- sully,
- swear at,
- swipe,
- tarnish,
- taunt,
- throw mud at,
- thunder against,
- tongue-lash,
- traduce,
- twit,
- upbraid,
- vilify,
- vituperate,
- yell at,
- yelp at
- sully
collapse
- French statesman (1560-1641)
- United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872) related words >
- abuse,
- attaint,
- bedaub,
- befoul,
- benasty,
- besmear,
- besmirch,
- besmutch,
- besoil,
- bespatter,
- betray,
- black,
- blacken,
- blemish,
- blot,
- blow upon,
- brand,
- call names,
- censure,
- contaminate,
- corrupt,
- daub,
- debauch,
- deceive,
- defame,
- defile,
- deflower,
- demoralize,
- denigrate,
- despoil,
- destroy,
- dirty,
- disapprove,
- discolor,
- disgrace,
- disparage,
- engage in personalities,
- expose,
- expose to infamy,
- force,
- foul,
- gibbet,
- hang in effigy,
- heap dirt upon,
- infect,
- lead astray,
- mar,
- mess,
- mess up,
- mislead,
- muckrake,
- nasty,
- pillory,
- pollute,
- rape,
- ravage,
- ravish,
- reprimand,
- revile,
- ruin,
- seduce,
- shame,
- slubber,
- slur,
- smear,
- smirch,
- smouch,
- smudge,
- smut,
- smutch,
- soil,
- spoil,
- spot,
- stain,
- stigmatize,
- taint,
- tar,
- tarnish,
- throw mud at,
- vilify,
- violate,
- vitiate,
- wreck
- vilify
collapse
- spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews" related words >
- abuse,
- asperse,
- assail,
- attaint,
- bad-mouth,
- bark at,
- berate,
- besmirch,
- bespatter,
- betongue,
- blacken,
- blackguard,
- blaspheme,
- blot,
- blow upon,
- brand,
- call names,
- calumniate,
- censure,
- curse,
- cuss out,
- damn,
- debase,
- decry,
- defame,
- defile,
- denigrate,
- denounce,
- deprecate,
- depreciate,
- devalue,
- diminish,
- disapprove,
- disparage,
- engage in personalities,
- epithet,
- epithetize,
- execrate,
- expose,
- expose to infamy,
- fulminate against,
- gibbet,
- hang in effigy,
- heap dirt upon,
- jaw,
- libel,
- load with reproaches,
- malign,
- mistreat,
- misuse,
- muckrake,
- outrage,
- pillory,
- rag,
- rail at,
- rate,
- rave against,
- reprimand,
- revile,
- run down,
- slander,
- slur,
- smear,
- smirch,
- soil,
- speak ill of,
- stain,
- stigmatize,
- sully,
- swear,
- swear at,
- taint,
- tarnish,
- tear down,
- throw mud at,
- thunder against,
- tongue-lash,
- traduce,
- vituperate,
- yell at,
- yelp at
- smirch
collapse
- smear so as to make dirty or stained related words >
- aspersion,
- attaint,
- badge of infamy,
- bar sinister,
- baton,
- bedarken,
- bedaub,
- begrime,
- bend sinister,
- besmear,
- besmirch,
- besmoke,
- besmutch,
- besoil,
- bespatter,
- bestain,
- black,
- black eye,
- black mark,
- blacken,
- blackening,
- blackwash,
- bloodstain,
- blot,
- blotch,
- blur,
- brand,
- broad arrow,
- call names,
- censure,
- champain,
- charcoal,
- cork,
- dab,
- darken,
- darkening,
- daub,
- defile,
- denigrate,
- denigration,
- dinge,
- dirty,
- discolor,
- disparagement,
- ebonize,
- engage in personalities,
- eyesore,
- fleck,
- flick,
- flyspeck,
- foul,
- grime,
- heap dirt upon,
- imputation,
- ink,
- macula,
- maculation,
- macule,
- mark,
- mark of Cain,
- melanization,
- melanize,
- muckrake,
- murk,
- nigrification,
- nigrify,
- onus,
- oversmoke,
- patch,
- pillorying,
- point champain,
- reflection,
- reprimand,
- reproach,
- revile,
- scorch,
- sear,
- shade,
- shading,
- shadow,
- singe,
- slubber,
- slur,
- smear,
- smirching,
- smoke,
- smooch,
- smouch,
- smudge,
- smudging,
- smut,
- smutch,
- smutching,
- soil,
- soilage,
- soilure,
- soot,
- spatter,
- speck,
- speckle,
- splash,
- splatter,
- splotch,
- spot,
- stain,
- stigma,
- stigmatism,
- stigmatization,
- stigmatize,
- sully,
- taint,
- tarnish,
- throw mud at,
- vilify
- blacken
collapse
- make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" related words >
- abuse,
- asperse,
- attaint,
- bark at,
- becloud,
- bedarken,
- bedaub,
- bedim,
- begloom,
- begrime,
- berate,
- besmear,
- besmirch,
- besmoke,
- besmutch,
- besoil,
- bespatter,
- bestain,
- betongue,
- black,
- black out,
- blackwash,
- block the light,
- blot,
- blot out,
- blotch,
- blow upon,
- blur,
- brand,
- brown,
- call names,
- cast a shadow,
- cast aspersions on,
- censure,
- charcoal,
- cloud,
- cloud over,
- cork,
- darken,
- darken over,
- daub,
- defame,
- defile,
- denigrate,
- dim,
- dim out,
- dinge,
- dirty,
- disapprove,
- discolor,
- discredit,
- disparage,
- ebonize,
- eclipse,
- encloud,
- encompass with shadow,
- engage in personalities,
- execrate,
- expose,
- expose to infamy,
- fulminate against,
- gibbet,
- gloom,
- hang in effigy,
- heap dirt upon,
- ink,
- jaw,
- libel,
- load with reproaches,
- malign,
- mark,
- melanize,
- muckrake,
- murk,
- nigrify,
- obfuscate,
- obnubilate,
- obscure,
- obumbrate,
- occult,
- occultate,
- overcast,
- overcloud,
- overshadow,
- oversmoke,
- pillory,
- rag,
- rail at,
- rate,
- rave against,
- reprimand,
- revile,
- scorch,
- sear,
- shade,
- shadow,
- singe,
- slander,
- slubber,
- slur,
- smear,
- smirch,
- smoke,
- smouch,
- smudge,
- smut,
- smutch,
- soil,
- somber,
- soot,
- spot,
- stain,
- stigmatize,
- sully,
- taint,
- tarnish,
- throw mud at,
- thunder against,
- tongue-lash,
- traduce,
- vilify,
- vituperate,
- yell at,
- yelp at
- tarnish
collapse
- discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" related words >
- achromatize,
- asperse,
- aspersion,
- attaint,
- badge of infamy,
- bar sinister,
- baton,
- bedaub,
- befoul,
- begrime,
- benasty,
- bend sinister,
- besmear,
- besmirch,
- besmoke,
- besoil,
- bespatter,
- bestain,
- black eye,
- black mark,
- blacken,
- blanch,
- bleach,
- blemish,
- bloodstain,
- blot,
- blotch,
- blow upon,
- blur,
- brand,
- broad arrow,
- call names,
- calumniate,
- censure,
- champain,
- contaminate,
- corrupt,
- dab,
- damage,
- darken,
- daub,
- debase,
- decolor,
- decolorize,
- defame,
- defile,
- degrade,
- denigrate,
- dim,
- dirty,
- disapprove,
- discolor,
- disgrace,
- dishonor,
- disparage,
- disparagement,
- drain,
- drain of color,
- dull,
- embarrass,
- engage in personalities,
- etiolate,
- expose,
- expose to infamy,
- eyesore,
- fade,
- fleck,
- flick,
- flyspeck,
- foul,
- fume,
- gibbet,
- grime,
- hang in effigy,
- harm,
- heap dirt upon,
- hurt,
- impair,
- imputation,
- infect,
- injure,
- macula,
- maculation,
- macule,
- mar,
- mark,
- mark of Cain,
- mess,
- mess up,
- muckrake,
- muddy,
- nasty,
- onus,
- pale,
- patch,
- peroxide,
- pillory,
- pillorying,
- point champain,
- pollute,
- prejudice,
- reflection,
- reprimand,
- reproach,
- revile,
- ruin,
- scorch,
- sear,
- singe,
- slander,
- slubber,
- slur,
- smear,
- smirch,
- smoke,
- smooch,
- smouch,
- smudge,
- smut,
- smutch,
- soil,
- spatter,
- speck,
- speckle,
- splash,
- splatter,
- splotch,
- spoil,
- spot,
- stain,
- stigma,
- stigmatism,
- stigmatization,
- stigmatize,
- sully,
- taint,
- tar,
- throw mud at,
- tone down,
- vilify,
- vitiate,
- wash out,
- whiten
- stigmatize
collapse
- mark with a stigma or stigmata; "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress"
- to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock" related words >
- advert to,
- allude to,
- attaint,
- band,
- bar,
- be taken as,
- bedaub,
- besmear,
- besmirch,
- besmoke,
- bespangle,
- bespatter,
- bespeckle,
- bespot,
- bestain,
- blacken,
- blaze,
- blaze a trail,
- blemish,
- blot,
- blotch,
- blow upon,
- blur,
- brand,
- call names,
- calumniate,
- censure,
- chalk,
- chalk up,
- check,
- check off,
- checker,
- cicatrize,
- condemn,
- dapple,
- darken,
- dash,
- daub,
- defame,
- defile,
- define,
- delimit,
- demarcate,
- denigrate,
- denominate,
- denote,
- denounce,
- depreciate,
- designate,
- dirty,
- disapprove,
- discolor,
- disparage,
- dot,
- emblematize,
- engage in personalities,
- engrave,
- expose,
- expose to infamy,
- figure,
- finger,
- flake,
- fleck,
- freckle,
- gash,
- gibbet,
- hang in effigy,
- harlequin,
- hatch,
- heap dirt upon,
- impress,
- imprint,
- iris,
- line,
- maculate,
- make a mark,
- marble,
- marbleize,
- mark,
- mark off,
- mark out,
- motley,
- mottle,
- muckrake,
- name,
- nick,
- notch,
- pencil,
- pepper,
- pick out,
- pillory,
- point,
- point at,
- point out,
- point to,
- polychrome,
- polychromize,
- prick,
- print,
- punch,
- punctuate,
- puncture,
- rainbow,
- refer to,
- reprimand,
- revile,
- riddle,
- scar,
- scarify,
- scorch,
- score,
- scotch,
- scratch,
- seal,
- seam,
- sear,
- select,
- singe,
- slander,
- slubber,
- slur,
- smear,
- smirch,
- smoke,
- soil,
- spangle,
- specify,
- speck,
- speckle,
- splotch,
- spot,
- sprinkle,
- stain,
- stamp,
- stand for,
- stipple,
- streak,
- striate,
- stripe,
- stud,
- sully,
- symbol,
- symbolize,
- taint,
- tarnish,
- tattoo,
- tessellate,
- throw mud at,
- tick,
- tick off,
- trace,
- typify,
- underline,
- underscore,
- variegate,
- vein,
- vilify
- soil
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- the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock related words >
- abuse,
- acres,
- adobe,
- airspace,
- alluvion,
- alluvium,
- arable land,
- area,
- attaint,
- bedaub,
- befoul,
- begrime,
- belt,
- benasty,
- besmear,
- besmirch,
- besmoke,
- besmutch,
- besoil,
- bespatter,
- bestain,
- betray,
- black,
- blacken,
- blot,
- blotch,
- blow upon,
- blur,
- bole,
- brand,
- call names,
- censure,
- china clay,
- clay,
- clod,
- confines,
- contaminate,
- continental shelf,
- corridor,
- corrupt,
- country,
- crust,
- darken,
- daub,
- debauch,
- deceive,
- defame,
- defile,
- deflower,
- demoralize,
- denigrate,
- department,
- despoil,
- dirt,
- dirty,
- disapprove,
- discolor,
- disgrace,
- disparage,
- district,
- division,
- drabble,
- draggle,
- dregs,
- dry land,
- dust,
- earth,
- engage in personalities,
- environs,
- excrement,
- expose,
- expose to infamy,
- filth,
- force,
- foul,
- freehold,
- gibbet,
- glebe,
- grassland,
- ground,
- gumbo,
- hang in effigy,
- heap dirt upon,
- heartland,
- hinterland,
- humus,
- kaolin,
- land,
- landholdings,
- lead astray,
- lithosphere,
- loam,
- loess,
- marginal land,
- mark,
- marl,
- mess,
- milieu,
- mire,
- mislead,
- mold,
- motherland,
- muck,
- muckrake,
- mucky,
- mud,
- muddy,
- murk,
- nasty,
- neighborhood,
- offshore rights,
- part,
- parts,
- pillory,
- place,
- pollute,
- porcelain clay,
- precincts,
- premises,
- purlieus,
- quarter,
- rape,
- ravage,
- ravish,
- real estate,
- real property,
- red clay,
- refuse,
- region,
- regolith,
- reprimand,
- revile,
- ruin,
- salient,
- sand,
- scorch,
- sear,
- section,
- seduce,
- silt,
- singe,
- slubber,
- sludge,
- slur,
- smear,
- smirch,
- smoke,
- smooch,
- smouch,
- smudge,
- smut,
- smutch,
- sod,
- soilage,
- soilure,
- space,
- spoil,
- spot,
- stain,
- stigmatize,
- subaerial deposit,
- subsoil,
- sully,
- taint,
- tar,
- tarnish,
- terra,
- terra firma,
- terrain,
- territory,
- the country,
- three-mile limit,
- throw mud at,
- till,
- topsoil,
- turf,
- twelve-mile limit,
- vicinage,
- vicinity,
- vilify,
- violate,
- vitiate,
- waste matter,
- woodland,
- zone
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