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

Apparently, ancient Greeks used breadsticks smeared with olive oil as a lubricant. — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Her makeup, crafted by Diana Shin, was equally as striking and overtly feminine, featuring pink shadow smeared in her crease, shimmer on her lids, falsies glued to her top lash line and burgundy lip liner accenting her lips. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Sweat glistened on the white foundation smeared across her face. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

One prank involved Quan, Capshaw, and Harrison Ford surprising Spielberg with ice cream smeared all over their faces for one take. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026

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

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