ASPERSES Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

asperses

verb

present tense third-person singular of asperse

as in libels

to make untrue and harmful statements about how dare you asperse the character of our dedicated pastor!

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smears

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Darker smears around the crater’s rim contain surface rocks and lunar dust called regolith previously altered by solar winds, micrometeorites, and cosmic radiation over an extended period of time.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
The atmosphere works on them a little bit harder and reduces their strength and smears them a little bit more.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

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