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
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of daubed

The dimming sun and a few gauzy clouds are daubed across the sky. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

One of them, at the centre of a group outside Ex Convento del Carmen, has been thickly daubed with red paint, as if to look like blood. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026

The calming design from Japanese architect Kengo Kuma instils a sense of peace, complemented by the villas’ light wood and white color scheme that’s daubed with splashes of ocean blues. — Lauren Keith, Robb Report, 30 May 2026

The burial ground and temple were unearthed when someone tried to build a drainage channel for a modern house; to prevent the dampness of visitors’ breath from damaging the extraordinary artworks daubed on the walls, entry is limited to 80 people per day. — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2026

The Place de la République in Paris was daubed in swastikas and anti-Semitic slogans last Sunday after a neo-Nazi rally, and offices of France Unbowed have been attacked. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026

Ryvchin, whose former home was daubed with antisemitic language and cars were set alight earlier this year, said both Australia’s federal government and provincial leaders in the state of New South Wales had failed to act on proposals to curb antisemitic violence. — Katie Silver, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2025

The walls at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami are daubed with rosy-red pigment from the Cochineal, a cactus-dwelling insect her mother would harvest and sell in her hometown of Ayacucho, Peru. — Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025

Researchers expected the dogs to pay most attention to the cat doll, particularly when daubed with the feline scent. — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025