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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

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

Matched Categories

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. Governor DeSantis:

   I think what we need to understand is that these legacy D.C. and New York outlets - we do n’t care what you think anymore. We know you peddle narratives. We know you lie. We know you do n’t care about the facts. And so you can try to smear me or anyone in my administration all you want to. All that’s going to do is embolden us to continue moving forward for the people in Florida.

2. Stephen Moore:

   There are a lot of people on the left that are afraid of my ideas. They realize that they couldn't defeat me based on my ideas, because they're popular, and they're right, so that leads to this kind of smear campaign, which is ugly, i have a pretty populist agenda that I'm pursuing, which is more growth, higher wages, more transparency and more sunlight on how the Fed operates.

3. John Kelly:

   This is another pathetic attempt to smear people close to President Trump and distract from the administration's many successes.

4. Donald Trump:

   I spend my time delivering results for the people of Florida and fighting against Joe Biden, that’s how I spend my time. I don’t spend my time trying to smear other Republicans.

5. Paulo Diez:

   We deny any smear campaign.