Synonyms of plastering

plastering 1 of 2

noun

ˈpla-st(ə-)riŋ 

as in defeat

failure to win a contest

our team's most recent plastering is just plain sad

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeat
• beating
• loss
• licking
• whipping
• trimming
• setback
• rout
• overthrow
• trouncing
• shellacking
• lump
• drubbing
• failure
• collapse
• fiasco
• whitewash
• upset
• flop
• shutout
• debacle
• washout
• nonsuccess
• lurch
• fizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• success
• victory
• triumph
• win
• accomplishment
• achievement
• sweep
• landslide
• blowout
• runaway
• romp
• walkover
• cakewalk
• walkaway

plastering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of plaster

1

as in nailing

Related Words

• nailing
• posting
• tacking (up)
• advertising
• proclaiming
• broadcasting
• placarding
• publicizing
• publishing
• announcing
• promulgating
• declaring
• blazing
• billing
• calling

Dissimilar Words

• removing
• taking down

2

as in smearing

Related Words

• smearing
• daubing
• slathering
• dabbing
• anointing
• bedaubing
• applying
• besmearing
• coating
• spreading
• sheeting
• carpeting
• laying on
• surfacing
• overlaying
• laying
• overlying
• layering
• mantling
• blanketing
• covering
• overspreading

Dissimilar Words

• stripping
• exposing
• peeling
• uncovering
• baring

3

as in battering

Related Words

• battering
• barraging
• buffeting
• bombarding
• banging away (at)
• blitzing
• besieging
• plundering
• beleaguering
• nuking
• sacking
• ravaging
• cannoning
• pillaging
• invading
• cannonading
• looting
• ambushing
• bombing
• waylaying
• harrying
• pressing
• robbing
• flanking
• mugging
• enveloping
• overrunning
• ambuscading
• swarming
• foraying
• surprising
• mobbing
• ganging up (on)
• bum-rushing

Dissimilar Words

• covering
• protecting
• securing
• defending
• guarding
• shielding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plastering

Noun

Remaining work includes completing ceiling refinishing; final plastering and painting; flooring and carpet installation; reinstalling lighting and radiant heating systems; reinstalling the organ, pipes and trumpets; and final inspections, cleaning and occupancy approvals. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

There are incredible historical details throughout like original plastering on the wall, antique tiles, vaulted ceiling, and terrazzo floors. — Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 25 Mar. 2026

However, licensing rules will still apply for work that involves patching, plastering, lathing or repairing a wall in preparation for a mural, as well as for the use of scaffolding that is fixed to a structure. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025

So Sung doubled down on his efforts, sending a more urgent follow-up email and plastering LinkedIn with posts about his internship in a bid to get noticed. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025

There are a number of free workshops ranging from clay plastering and crochet to book binding. — Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

The space has proper floors now and will soon have electricity, with plastering to follow. — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025

Constructed in 1927, the building had a significant number of cracks in walls that needed painting and plastering. — Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 11 Apr. 2025