Synonyms and Antonyms of blemish
1
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
- a single indiscretion blemished the rabbi's reputation for years
begrime, besmear, besmirch, blacken, blur, cloud, dirty, discolor, pollute, smear, smirch, smudge, smut, soil, sully, tar
abase, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, foul, lower, shame, sink
bastardize, corrupt, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, subvert
color, distort, twist
2
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
- a scratch blemished the finish on the car
bloody, break, compromise, crab, cripple, cross (up), damage, deface, disfigure, endamage, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, spoil, vitiate
deteriorate, enervate, enfeeble, undermine, weaken
erode, scour, wash out, wear (away)
blight, tarnish
dent, ding, dint
botch, gum (up), queer
lacerate, wound
disable, hamstring, lame, maim, mangle, mutilate, torment, torture
annihilate, bang up, bash, batter, clobber, crush, dash, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, do in, pulverize, raze, ruin, scourge, shatter, smash, tear down, total, waste, wipe out, wreck
cure, heal, help, rectify, rehabilitate, remedy
edit, remodel, revise
ameliorate, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect, refine
