Smear synonyms
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lie (related)
Something meant to deceive or mistakenly accepted as true:
(Archaic) To disgrace.
To discolor, soil, or spot:
(Law) Oral communication of false and malicious statements that damage the reputation of another.
To provide or cover with a coat
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Apply means that something that is relevant or applicable to something else.
To attack the reputation of (a person or thing) with strong or abusive criticism.
To libel is defined as to make and publish a false and malicious statement about someone in writing that damages the person's reputation.
To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
To trounce is to beat or to score a major victory.
To dirty with excrement.
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(Informal) To lend:
To mar the cleanness or luster of; soil or stain.
deception (related)
Deception is defined as an untrue falsehood, or is the act of lying to or tricking someone.
trick (related)
(Card Games) The cards (one from each player) played and won in a single round
paint (related)
To cover something with paint.
spread (related)
To draw out so as to display more fully; open or stretch out so as to cover more space; unfold or unfurl
insult (related)
(Archaic) To behave arrogantly
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defeat (related)
To defeat is defined as to beat someone at something or to prevent something from happening.
dirty (related)
To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
To ornament garishly; to overdecorate.
To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.
To mark or become marked with blotches.
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To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
To daub a sticky material.
daub.--n. smooch
To profane or sully (a reputation, for example).
(Geol.) To lower (a land surface) by erosion
The definition of lambaste is to beat, or to scold or berate by yelling.
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To speak evil of; defame; slander; traduce
To impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of; spoil.
To defeat decisively.
To move one's hand, a cloth, etc. over (a surface or object) with pressure and friction, in a circular or back-and-forth motion
To represent the value of (an analog signal) at a particular point in time by means of a piece of digital data.
To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice.
Smash is defined as to shatter, wreck or hit very hard.
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To make dirty, especially in one small area:
To make dirty; smudge
To distribute by sprinkling; to sprinkle around.
To mark or soil, or be marked or soiled, with a splotch or splotches
To affect or associate with something undesirable or reprehensible:
Thrash is defined as to beat or move around wildly.
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upgrade (antonym)
(Computing) to replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name
honor (antonym)
Honor is defined as to respect, worship or accept someone or something.
laud (antonym)
To give praise to; glorify.
To cast aspersions upon; speak badly of.
To spatter.
(Intransitive)To become black.
To darken; obscure; threaten
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To denigrate is to belittle or attack someone's reputation.
To affect (a plant) with smut fungus.
To kill
To press between two opposing forces so as to break or injure; put out of shape or condition by pressure; squeeze together; crumple
To beat as with a stick or club; cudgel; thrash
To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.
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Overwhelm is defined as to completely overcome or take over.
To cause the passage or defeat of (a legislative bill, etc.), or make (one's way, etc.), by crushing opposition or overriding obstacles
Vanquish is defined as to defeat or overcome.
To kill indiscriminately and mercilessly and in large numbers
To defeat thoroughly.
To strike violently and repeatedly; batter or maul.
To cook with cream or a cream sauce
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To coat or finish with shellac.
The practice of making unscrupulous, malicious attacks against an opponent, as in a political campaign
(Idiomatic) An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.
give a black eye to
sling (or throw) mud on
put-on (related)
To spread with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substance
attack (related)
The definition of attack is to make an attempt to hurt someone or something (physically or verbally), to destroy someone or something, to impact someone or something in a dangerous manner, or to forcibly take someone or something.
clean (related)
In a clean or nonpolluting manner:
praise (related)
(Archaic) A reason or basis for praise
cytologic smear
a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
cytosmear
a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
Slanderous or malicious defamation; character assassination
malignment
slanderous defamation
To falsely or maliciously charge another.
To make maliciously or knowingly false statements about.
papanicolaou (related)
swab (related)
A visible or audible effect of such an alteration, such as the warping of an image or noise in an audio recording.
To smear or lubricate with grease
win (related)
To receive as a prize or reward for performance:
Find another word for smear. In this page you can discover 91 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for smear, like: lie, defame, cover, stain, slander, put-up-job, coat, apply, vilify, libel and beat.