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

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

The women went to the bathroom to mop the bottoms of their eyes, where their makeup was smeared from crying. — Literary Hub, 23 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

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

The costume—doofy top hat, smeared white paint—suggested full commitment to the bit. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 18 June 2026