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Unsullied

adj.thoughtful, resilientliterary

What it means

Not spoiled by a stain, corrupting influence, or disgrace.

Reach for it when Praising purity, beauty, integrity, or reputation preserved from damage.

Transparent handling kept the scholarship's reputation unsullied.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    pure

    freedom from mixture or moral stain is central

    not when meaning can become moralizing without context

  • warm

    unblemished

    a record or surface shows no fault

    not when can overstate an entire career

  • professional

    untarnished

    reputation retains its good standing

    not when also has a literal metallic sense

  • formal

    irreproachable

    conduct admits no justified blame

    not when applies to behavior, not landscapes or objects

  • formal

    untainted

    no corrupting influence has touched the thing

    not when more clinical and less concerned with appearance

  • literary

    pristine

    condition appears untouched and immaculate

    not when less natural for integrity shaped by tested choices

Said against

3
  • sullied
  • tainted
  • disgraced

It naturally appears in

3
  • remain unsullied

    Her record remained unsullied after the accounts were published.

  • unsullied reputation

    An unsullied reputation made the mediator acceptable to every faction.

  • pure and unsullied

    The spring emerged pure and unsullied from the limestone.

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