smear - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

Synonyms

• blot
• smear
• smirch
• spot
• stain

More generic

• error
• fault
• mistake

Noun

a blemish made by dirt

Synonyms

• blot
• daub
• slur
• smear
• smirch
• smudge
• spot

More generic

• blemish
• defect
• mar

More specific

• blotch
• fingermark
• fingerprint
• inkblot
• splodge
• splotch

Noun

a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

Synonyms

• cytologic smear
• cytosmear
• smear

More generic

• cytologic specimen

More specific

• Pap smear
• Papanicolaou smear
• alimentary tract smear
• bronchoscopic smear
• cervical smear
• lower respiratory tract smear
• sputum smear
• vaginal smear

Noun

slanderous defamation

Synonyms

• malignment
• smear
• vilification

More generic

• calumniation
• calumny
• defamation
• hatchet job
• obloquy
• traducement

Verb

charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

Synonyms

• asperse
• besmirch
• calumniate
• defame
• denigrate
• slander
• smear
• smirch
• sully

More generic

• accuse
• charge

More specific

• assassinate
• badmouth
• drag through the mud
• libel
• malign
• traduce

Verb

cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

Synonyms

• daub
• smear

More generic

• cover

More specific

• blood

Related

• daub

Verb

make a smudge on; soil by smudging

Synonyms

• blur
• smear
• smudge
• smutch

More generic

• rub

More specific

• dust
• resmudge

Verb

stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

Synonyms

• smear

More generic

• begrime
• bemire
• colly
• dirty
• grime
• soil

More specific

• besmirch
• moil
• smirch

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