Synonyms for smudge
smʌdʒsmudge

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1. smudge2

   To obscure by blurring; to smear.

   There was a smudge on the paper.

   Synonyms:
   stain, smear, blur

2. smudge2

   To soil or smear with dirt.

   Synonyms:
   smutch, soil

3. smudge2

   To use dense smoke to protect from insects.

   Synonyms:
   fumigate

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. smudgenoun

   a smoky fire to drive away insects

   Synonyms:
   smear, spot, blot, slur, smirch, daub

2. smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slurverb

   a blemish made by dirt

   "he had a smudge on his cheek"

   Synonyms:
   bit, patch, dapple, office, speckle, pip, touch, cytosmear, place, smear, aspersion, daub, fleck, cytologic smear, maculation, slur, post, stain, malignment, position, smirch, vilification, billet, blot, spotlight, spot, point, situation, berth, topographic point

3. smear, blur, smudge, smutchverb

   make a smudge on; soil by smudging

   Synonyms:
   besmirch, asperse, dim, smear, smutch, calumniate, confuse, denigrate, daub, film over, slander, blur, slur, sully, glaze over, blear, smirch, defame, obscure, obnubilate

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Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. make black

   Submitted by anonymous on December 17, 2019  

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "smudge":

   stain, dust, spot

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How to use smudge in a sentence?

1. David Letterman:

   I'm just trying to make a smudge on the collective unconscious.

2. Dave Durenberger:

   If there is a smudge on the Seal of the United States Senate, or on the Star of the North, as we like to call our state, I will work my hardest to polish both back to brightness.

3. Tiffany Ivan Spence:

   He came into my home and to me it looked just like a smudge, when I first saw Will, my instinct was to also hand him a wipe. It would have been common sense for any person who cares about children to help them if they didnt know they had that on their head.