Synonyms of smudged

smudged 1 of 2

adjective

as in stained

not clean

every copy of the book that the store had was smudged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stained
• blackened
• dusty
• filthy
• muddy
• dirty
• black
• messy
• nasty
• soiled
• grimy
• greasy
• dingy
• grubby
• begrimed
• unclean
• mucky
• bedraggled
• polluted
• grungy
• sullied
• sordid
• sloppy
• smutty
• draggled
• foul
• besmirched
• messed
• contaminated
• grotty
• befouled
• chaotic
• cruddy
• littered
• confused
• uncleanly
• tainted
• bemired
• uncleaned
• impure
• cluttered
• unwashed
• muddled
• rumpled
• jumbled
• disheveled
• scruffy
• unsanitary
• untidy
• unkempt
• defiled
• disordered
• insanitary
• disarranged
• sooty
• slovenly
• unsterilized
• shabby
• unsterile
• gunky
• mussed
• disarrayed
• germy
• raunchy
• squalid
• mussy
• crocked
• skanky
• scuzzy
• collied
• sleazy
• fuliginous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clean
• spotless
• immaculate
• unstained
• clear
• unsullied
• cleaned
• cleanly
• stainless
• pure
• unsoiled
• ultraclean
• spick-and-span
• limpid
• cleansed
• bleached
• tidy
• neat
• ordered
• combed
• orderly
• groomed
• whitened
• shiny
• purified
• untouched
• perfect
• sparkling
• flawless
• bright
• unspotted
• unblemished
• unpolluted
• untainted
• virgin
• wholesome
• undefiled
• taintless

smudged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of smudge

as in blackened

to make dirty

she accidentally smudged her collar with the lipstick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stained
• blackened
• dirtied
• soiled
• messed
• sullied
• grimed
• muddied
• begrimed
• besmirched
• daubed
• mucked
• smirched
• mired
• befouled
• polluted
• contaminated
• distained
• fouled
• tainted
• discolored
• gaumed
• bemired
• defiled
• jumbled
• disheveled
• muddled
• draggled
• disarranged
• disordered
• confused
• disarrayed
• crocked
• collied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cleaned
• cleansed
• purified
• purged
• wiped
• swept
• washed
• brushed
• decontaminated
• scrubbed
• disinfected
• dusted
• rinsed
• sanitized
• mopped
• brightened
• renewed
• laundered
• scoured
• freshened
• straightened (up)
• dry-cleaned
• deodorized
• spruced (up)
• tidied (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of smudged

Verb

Dark circles get enhanced rather than left alone, and liner is smudged on purpose to look slept-in. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Will Hammond, quarterback, Texas Tech Even after Cincinnati transfer Brendan Sorsby’s gambling scandal saga, which ended in Sorsby unable to play and Texas Tech leadership smudged, the Red Raiders are favored to win the Big 12. — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

The color was also gently smudged below her lower lashes, winging ever so faintly upward at the outer corner. — Marci Robin, Allure, 20 July 2026

Loose waves and smudged eye makeup, sharpened with pink at the inner corners, kept the effect closer to one of her stage looks. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 July 2026

The school's statement said the receipt supporting the claim of the fake cigars had the time and date smudged out. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026

From the estuary of the River Plate, the city looks mysterious, almost smudged, its lines seeming less refined than those of Paris but more modern than Warsaw’s. — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026

Those smudged, hazy glass patio doors are not doing your indoor-outdoor view any favors. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026

This spring, expect lips to be blurred, eyeliner to be smudged, and skin to be soft-focus. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026