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
6- everyday
freedom from mixture or moral stain is central
not when meaning can become moralizing without context
- warm
a record or surface shows no fault
not when can overstate an entire career
- professional
reputation retains its good standing
not when also has a literal metallic sense
- formal
conduct admits no justified blame
not when applies to behavior, not landscapes or objects
- formal
no corrupting influence has touched the thing
not when more clinical and less concerned with appearance
- literary
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.