besmirch

verbCommon GRE wordMore B words

to damage someone's reputation or sully their honor

In a sentence

Besmirch in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing besmirch in a sentence.

The tabloid set out to besmirch the senator's good name.

Synonyms

Antonyms

honorcleanse

Keep going

marked by riotous, unrestrained revelry and drunken festivity

to pester or harass someone persistently

light, playful, and witty banter

to confuse or perplex thoroughly

threatening harm or menacing in a sinister way

to hesitate or refuse to proceed with something

to swell or puff out, or to increase rapidly in amount or size

lacking originality and so dull or commonplace

Common questions

Besmirch (verb) means to damage someone's reputation or sully their honor

Here is besmirch used in an example sentence: "The tabloid set out to besmirch the senator's good name."

Common synonyms for besmirch include tarnish, sully, defame, smear.

Antonyms of besmirch include honor, cleanse.

Besmirch is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.