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bedaubed

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Synonyms & Antonyms of bedaubed

(Entry 1 of 2)

as in loud, flashy

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for bedaubed

flashy,
garish,
gaudy,
glitzy,
loud,
ostentatious,
pretentious,
showy,
swank
(or swanky),
tawdry

extravagant,
flamboyant,
spectacular,
splashy

elaborate,
extreme

arabesque,
baroque,
rococo

adorned,
arrayed,
beautified,
bedecked,
decked,
decorated,
dressed,
embellished,
enriched,
garnished,
ornamented,
trimmed

bedizened,
florid,
fussy,
gingerbread,
gingerbreaded,
gingerbready,
ornate,
overdecorated,
overwrought

flowery,
frilly,
lacy

enhanced,
heightened,
intensified

bejeweled
(or bejewelled),
bossed,
chased,
emblazoned,
embossed,
embroidered,
flounced,
fringed,
garlanded,
gilded
(or gilt),
laced,
sequined
(or sequinned),
wreathed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for bedaubed

austere,
plain,
severe,
stark,
unadorned

bare,
denuded,
exposed,
naked,
stripped,
uncovered

modest,
simple,
unassuming,
unpretentious

conservative,
muted,
quiet,
restrained,
subdued,
tasteful,
toned-down,
understated,
unobtrusive

bedaubed

verb

past tense of bedaub

Synonyms of bedaubed (Entry 2 of 2)

to rub an oily or sticky substance over

the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup

Synonyms for bedaubed

anointed,
besmeared,
daubed,
smeared

Words Related to bedaubed

coated,
painted,
plastered

greased,
oiled

gummed,
larded,
pitched,
tarred

befouled,
begrimed,
bemired,
besmirched,
blackened,
dirtied,
fouled,
gaumed
[dialect],
grimed,
mired,
mucked,
muddied,
smirched,
smudged,
soiled,
stained,
sullied

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“Bedaubed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedaubed. Accessed 28 Nov. 2021.

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