Synonyms of smeared

smeared

verb

past tense of smear

1

as in painted

to rub an oily or sticky substance over

the toddler gleefully smeared her hair and face with maple syrup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• painted
• coated
• daubed
• besmeared
• plastered
• stained
• anointed
• bedaubed
• smudged
• greased
• dirtied
• oiled
• soiled
• tarred
• sullied
• besmirched
• blackened
• grimed
• smirched
• larded
• gummed
• begrimed
• muddied
• befouled
• mucked
• mired
• fouled
• pitched
• gaumed
• bemired

2

as in libeled

to make untrue and harmful statements about

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• libeled
• humiliated
• disgraced
• slandered
• maligned
• vilified
• discredited
• defamed
• blackened
• shamed
• traduced
• denigrated
• calumniated
• disparaged
• aspersed
• degraded
• detracted
• dishonored
• belittled
• disdained
• humbled
• scorned
• debased
• abased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• honored
• praised
• exalted
• applauded
• glorified
• commended
• respected
• admired
• acclaimed
• regarded
• esteemed
• worshipped
• revered
• adored
• venerated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of smeared

The bombshell discovery in the little red dot spectra was that the colors of hydrogen were smeared out across multiple shades. — Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Aware of them now, the dog shakes loose the can—his forelock matted, his jowl smeared with beans—and shrinks into the trees with a whimper that makes something tighten in Molly’s own chest. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

Camille can still picture Burke standing over her, fake blood smeared across her dress. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

There’s rarely anything as straightforward as a kick drum, a hi-hat, or even a bassline here; instead, everything is smeared, all origins occulted in a thicket of echoes and reflections. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

In 2012 an angler pulled a brown bullhead out of a lake on the Vermont-Quebec border with what looked like tar smeared across its skin. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Cara Mangini spoons these luscious tomatoes over crostini that she’s smeared with goat cheese or ricotta, then tops each with extra basil. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 18 July 2026

Investigators said two operatives from Russia’s military traveled to Britain under aliases, smeared the poison on the front door of Skripal’s home and boarded a flight back to Moscow. — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Ultimately, Goldsmith said that rally further smeared public perception of the white nationalist movement as violent and un-American — lessons that Rousseau took to heart. — Odette Yousef, NPR, 11 July 2026