Synonyms for smear
smɪərsmear

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1. smearverb

   To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.

   This detergent cleans windows without leaving smears.

   Synonyms:
   streak

2. smearverb

   To have a substance smeared on (a surface).

   I'm going to the doctor's this afternoon for a smear.

   Synonyms:
   cover, Pap smear, Pap test, coat, layer

3. smearverb

   Synonyms:
   spread

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1. smear

   Synonyms:
   daub, plaster, spatter, tarnish, besmear, coat, begrime, varnish, incrust

   Antonyms:
   abrade, levigate, polish, scour, scrape

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1. smear, vilification, malignmentnoun

   slanderous defamation

   Synonyms:
   malignment, revilement, smudge, slur, spot, vilification, insult, cytosmear, cytologic smear, contumely, blot, stain, smirch, abuse, daub

2. smear, cytologic smear, cytosmearnoun

   a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

   Synonyms:
   malignment, smudge, slur, spot, vilification, cytosmear, cytologic smear, blot, stain, smirch, daub

3. smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slurnoun

   a blemish made by dirt

   "he had a smudge on his cheek"

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

4. blot, smear, smirch, spot, stainverb

   an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

   "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

   Synonyms:
   vilification, billet, berth, blot, place, spot, mark, grunge, touch, dapple, discolouration, post, grease, spotlight, topographic point, point, bit, brand, position, cytosmear, grime, stigma, fleck, slur, dirt, maculation, daub, speckle, malignment, smudge, filth, discoloration, smirch, situation, office, stain, soil, pip, cytologic smear, patch

5. smearverb

   stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

   Synonyms:
   smudge, blur, asperse, defame, denigrate, slander, calumniate, smutch, smirch, sully, besmirch, daub

6. smear, blur, smudge, smutchverb

   make a smudge on; soil by smudging

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

7. daub, smearverb

   cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

   "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"

   Synonyms:
   smudge, blur, asperse, plaster, defame, denigrate, slander, calumniate, smutch, smirch, sully, besmirch, daub

8. defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirchverb

   charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

   "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

   Synonyms:
   besmirch, smudge, asperse, maculate, taint, smutch, calumniate, tarnish, denigrate, minimize, slander, blur, defile, sully, stain, daub, smirch, defame, corrupt, belittle, cloud, derogate

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1. • Cover
   • Cytologic Specimen
   • Defamation
   • Dirty

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1. make black

   Submitted by anonymous on December 17, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. smearverb

   Synonyms:
   daub, bedaub, besmear, plaster, begrime, PAY

2. smearverb

   Synonyms:
   contaminate, soil, stain, pollute, tarnish, sully

3. smearnoun

   Synonyms:
   daub, stain

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1. smearnoun

   Synonyms:
   smooch, smutch, blotch, daub

2. smearverb

   Synonyms:
   besmear, daub

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1. List of paraphrases for "smear":

   pap, blemish, defamatory, soiling, mancha, slander, blurring

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1. Diosdado Cabello:

   I've already sued here in Venezuela, but I'm also going to sue in Spain, and I'm also going to sue in the United States, it cannot be that in Spain the press can do this - smear someone without any type of proof. In the United States this cannot happen.

2. Alem Kibreab:

   I don't know why they put on this smear campaign. It is absolutely incorrect.

3. Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler:

   Well I'm saying it's, Hunter Biden has no knowledge of the accusations against The President. Did the The President, as we said, as the evidence shows The President did, betray The President country by conspiring a foreign country to try to rig the election ? Hunter Biden has nothing to say about The President. Their asking for Hunter Biden which is more of a smear of Hunter Biden that The President was trying to get the Ukraine to do. But the fact of the matter is let the Chief Justice rule on, the Chief Justice in the first instance rules on evidence. The Senate can overrule them. But no Chief Justice would think of admitting evidence that is not relevant. No trial judge would in any trial.

4. Dan Moulthrop:

   This is a specious attempt to smear an organization that has done nothing other than insist on fair debates where facts and the truth are respected.

5. Luke Serna:

   The people who have fallen for this frame-up to smear Coach Laaperi are not worthy of being any part of the discussion regarding this event as it is their intent to try and fan the flames of racism where none existed.