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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
  • Lonnie’s gaudy outfits and bleach-blonde locks may as well be an homage to John Daly, if not a long tradition of pro golfers who refuse to blend in with their respectable surroundings.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
  • To help advertise the event, Netflix converted an ice cream truck into a gaudy mobile billboard that would make Pimp My Ride stop and take notice.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
Definition of gaudy
Verb
  • The restaurant sources its birotes from Duran’s to make the open-face, bean and cheese-smeared breakfast sandwiches popular throughout Mexico.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • By the end of the debate, about 150 men dressed in Indigenous costumes, their faces smeared with soot, stormed to a nearby wharf and dumped a literal boatload of tea into the water.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Definition of smeared
Adjective
  • If a Piña Colada is a Hawaiian shirt, garish and lurid, then the Coco de Agua is a white linen suit—still rum, lime, and coconut, but clean and fitted.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 27 June 2026
  • And yes, the bottles are kind of garish, but don’t judge a fragrance based on its packaging!
    — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 24 June 2026
Definition of garish
Verb
  • However, subsequent investigations have painted a more complicated picture.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • In the years since, Becenti said, the data has painted a more accurate and encouraging picture.
    — Savannah Peters, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Definition of painted
Adjective
  • As Vasily Borodin, executive officer of the Red October, Neill brings gravitas and gentle truth to a submarine thriller that otherwise can feel a little showy.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • Sheppard emphasized that the home was designed to feel livable and warm rather than overbuilt or showy, leaning into a traditional farmhouse style.
    — David Caraccio Updated July 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of showy
Verb
  • Remove from heat, and add cereal mixture; fold gently until evenly coated.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
  • The Moon may not be coated by miles-deep quicksand, but it is covered with countless microscopic knives.
    — Elijah Tan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 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
  • Everyone from Ed Sheeran to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell were spotted, as were several Kansas City Chiefs players, many of whom were captured loading into blacked out sprinter vans from a swanky hotel that media and some fans staked out.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Tuba is currently having a resurgence in Colima, with the drink being sold by industrious street vendors and swanky mixologists alike.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of swank
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