defile

The word “defile” has 2 syllables: de-file

It's pronounced as /dɪˈfaɪl/

What is synonym and antonym for defile?

In the thesaurus, “defile” has 111 synonyms and 20 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for defile along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for defile

abyss
adulterate
affront
annihilate
arroyo
barranca
barranco
basin
befoul
begrime
besmirch
blacken
blaspheme
canyon
chasm
cirque
cleft
col
combe
contaminate
coomb
coombe
corrupt
coulee
couloir
crevasse
crevice
crush
curse
cwm
dale
decimate
deconsecrate
defame
dell
demolish
desacralize
desanctify
desecrate
desolate
despoil
destroy
devastate
dilute
dirty
doctor
draw
fissure
floodplain
flume
foul
foul up
gap
gill
glen
gorge
grime
gulch
gulf
gulley
gully
gutter
hollow
infect
insult
kettle
kloof
linn
loot
mire
muddy
notch
nullah
offend
outrage
pass
pillage
plunder
poison
pollute
profane
raid
ransack
ravage
ravine
raze
rob
rot
ruin
sack
saddle
shut-in
smirch
smudge
soil
spoil
stain
strip
sully
swear
taint
trench
trough
vale
valley
violate
wadi
wash
waste
water down
wreck

Antonyms for defile

bless
clarify
clean
cleanse
clear
consecrate
decontaminate
dedicate
disinfect
distil
distill
filter
hallow
honor
purge
purify
respect
sanctify
sanitize
sterilize

Meanings of defile

verb
1. To make unclean, dirty, or impure; soil; befoul.
2. To vandalize or add inappropriate contents to something considered sacred or special; desecrate.
3. To deprive or ruin someone's (sexual) purity or chastity, often not consensually; stain; tarnish; mar; rape.
4. To march in a single file; to file.
noun
1. A narrow way or passage, e.g. between mountains.
2. A single file, such as of soldiers.
3. The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the exterior works in order to protect the interior.

Example Sentences

The vandals sought to defile the sacred site with graffiti.
He refused to defile his honor by lying under oath.
Pollutants continued to defile the once-pristine river.
They were horrified by the attempt to defile the monument.
No one should defile the memory of those who sacrificed their lives.

On this page you'll find 131 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to defile, such as: abyss, adulterate, affront, annihilate, arroyo, barranca, barranco.

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