Defiled
7 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Past tense of defile: made something morally impure, corrupted, or desecrated.
“The vandals defiled the ancient memorial with graffiti.”
Pronunciation
Syllables
de·filed
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Synonyms
maculate
Antonyms
purifiedsanctifiedcleansed
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Wordle
Contains D, E, F, I, L, E, D with two E's and two D's, the -ILED ending is a recognisable Wordle pattern
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Scrabble
F scores 4 and is the key tile, the -ED suffix is easy to extend from and gives a moderate score
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