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smear

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of smear

1 to rub an oily or sticky substance over

the toddler gleefully smeared her hair and face with maple syrup

Synonyms of smear

anoint, bedaub, besmear, daub

Words Related to smear

coat, paint, plaster

gum, lard, pitch, tar

befoul, begrime, bemire, besmirch, blacken, dirty, foul, gaum [dialect], grime, mire, muck, muddy, smirch, smudge, soil, stain, sully

2 to make untrue and harmful statements about

he is willing to smear his opponent if doing so would win the election

Synonyms of smear

asperse, blacken, calumniate, defame, libel, malign, slander, traduce, vilify

Words Related to smear

belittle, denigrate, detract, disparage

discredit, disgrace, dishonor, shame

abase, debase, degrade, humble, humiliate

Near Antonyms of smear

exalt, glorify, honor

acclaim, applaud, commend, praise

esteem, respect

adore, revere, venerate, worship

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