Synonyms of daubed

daubed

verb

past tense of daub

1

as in stained

to make dirty

a tablecloth daubed with too many spills to ignore any longer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stained
• blackened
• dirtied
• smudged
• grimed
• soiled
• sullied
• besmirched
• begrimed
• messed
• mucked
• muddied
• smirched
• befouled
• mired
• fouled
• distained
• contaminated
• gaumed
• tainted
• bemired
• polluted
• defiled
• discolored
• dishevelled
• draggled
• jumbled
• disarranged
• disheveled
• muddled
• disordered
• confused
• crocked
• disarrayed
• collied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cleaned
• cleansed
• purified
• purged
• wiped
• washed
• brushed
• swept
• scrubbed
• decontaminated
• disinfected
• rinsed
• dusted
• sanitized
• scoured
• mopped
• renewed
• brightened
• laundered
• freshened
• straightened (up)
• deodorized
• dry-cleaned
• spruced (up)
• tidied (up)

2

as in smeared

to rub an oily or sticky substance over

he begins his nightly transformation into a circus clown by daubing greasepaint on his face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smeared
• painted
• coated
• bedaubed
• besmeared
• plastered
• anointed
• stained
• smudged
• greased
• tarred
• oiled
• dirtied
• soiled
• grimed
• larded
• sullied
• besmirched
• blackened
• begrimed
• gummed
• smirched
• mucked
• befouled
• muddied
• mired
• fouled
• pitched
• gaumed
• bemired