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adjective

as in gaudy

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bedaubed

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verb

past tense of bedaub
as in smeared
to rub an oily or sticky substance over the toddler delightedly bedaubed herself with her mother's makeup

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedaubed
  1. gaudy
  2. smeared
  3. garish
  4. painted
  5. showy
  6. coated
  7. tawdry
  8. swank
Adjective
  • When receiver Cooper Barkate accompanied quarterback Darian Mensah from Duke to UM last winter, there was never any expectation that Barkate would match his gaudy statistics from a year ago.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Yannick Nézet-Séguin nudges the orchestra’s warmth and saturation into territory that, if not quite gaudy, is certainly gala-worthy, privileging vibrancy over darkness.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of gaudy
Verb
  • One prank involved Quan, Capshaw, and Harrison Ford surprising Spielberg with ice cream smeared all over their faces for one take.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The bombshell discovery in the little red dot spectra was that the colors of hydrogen were smeared out across multiple shades.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of smeared
Adjective
  • The result, beyond being a lie, is often cheap, garish, and conspicuous.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Other architectural highlights of SLO included a walkthrough of the garish and ornate Madonna Inn, a Disneyland-esque hotel and restaurant.
    — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of garish
Verb
  • Juxtaposing the white base fabric were bursts of gold that almost appeared to be painted onto the frock’s silky satin fabric.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The 400-year span starts with the Lenape footpath and works its way up to today, when one of the last Bowery artists, Billy Sullivan, has painted the denizens as part of a massive installation of portraits.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of painted
Adjective
  • While the punk rock scene that spawned them was about overthrowing the bloated rock royalty of the ‘60s and mid-‘70s, punk was still showy and flamboyant; Joy Division were nothing of the sort.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Although garden mums are considered hardy to Zone 5, breeders have developed fall mums with big mounds of showy flowers that may not be as cold-hardy as in the past.
    — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of showy
Verb
  • Ultrathin layer forms stronger protection The team also coated the structured copper foil with an MXene layer roughly 10 nanometers thick.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Jewelry sat on and among a sink, chair, cabinet, artist easel, and smaller domestic objects coated in the blue carving wax Vernon uses in the workshop.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of coated
Adjective
  • So graceful and powerful, without feeling tawdry.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 June 2026
  • Chicago stories, books about music or celebrities, history lessons, or tawdry, trashy novels that are secretly good?
    — Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
Definition of tawdry
Adjective
  • The swanky celebration kicked off with a ribbon-cutting for the Rivani, a $125 million, 163,000-square-foot mixed‑use office/lifestyle destination from local hospitality giant Robert Rivani.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Stepping into the venue felt more like entering a swanky cocktail lounge, with bar snacks and cocktails at the ready.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of swank
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“Bedaubed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedaubed. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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