Synonyms of smudgy

smudgy

adjective

as in sooty

Related Words

• sooty
• smoky
• milky
• opaque
• miasmic
• slimy
• miasmatic
• filmy
• muddy
• mucky
• turbid
• miasmal
• slushy
• rainy
• dirty
• overcast
• foggy
• misty
• hazy
• smoggy
• thick
• clouded
• cloudy
• stormy
• miry
• soupy
• murky
• gauzy
• beclouded
• befogged
• brumous

Dissimilar Words

• clear
• clean
• limpid
• bright
• cloudless
• unclouded
• pellucid
• sunny
• fair
• translucent
• transparent
• sunshiny
• clement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of smudgy

Lasting more than 10 minutes, the image begins eviscerated of scale and depth before slowly recovering a figure-ground relationship — from a smudgy surface to be contemplated to an image of a body moving through a landscape. — Matilda Hague, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

These tones were integral to Theron’s smudgy eyeliner at the London premiere and Hathaway’s smoky eye look at the Paris premiere. — Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 17 July 2026

The processing appears slightly smudgy in some areas, and the results lack fine details. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026

This label maker saves you the trouble of writing out your kid’s name a million times, or dealing with smudgy permanent markers. — Cecily McAndrews, Parents, 22 May 2026

Kiko Milano Kajal also has a melty, smudgy texture that will make achieving this look a cinch. — Loren Savini, Allure, 20 May 2026

Grab Two Cloths, Not One This detail separates a smudgy wipe-down from a genuinely clear door. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026

Printed on the smudgy, if colorful, cheap wood-pulp paper that would give an entire genre its name, Amazing Stories first began distribution in April of 1926. — Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026

In a moment when much pop music sounds engineered for minimum friction, Ives’ smudgy postcards from the edge constitute a real revelation. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026