| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | smear | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Definition: | A discolored mark made by smearing. | |
| Synonyms: | blot, blotch, daub, smirch, smudge, smutch, splotch, stain | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | smear | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Definition: | An attempt to destroy someone's reputation. | |
| Synonyms: | mudslinging, smear campaign | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | smear | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To spread with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substance. | |
| Synonyms: | bedaub, besmear, dab, daub, plaster, smirch, smudge | |
| Synonym Collection v1.1 | ||
| Main Entry: | smear | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Synonyms: | bedaub, besmear, besmirch, blot, blotch, blur, coat, cover, dab, daub, defame, defeat, defile, degrade, grease, lambaste, malign, mar, plaster, rub, sample, slander, slur, smash, smirch, smudge, soil, spatter, splotch, spot, spread, stain, sully, taint, thrash, trounce, vilify | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | blacken | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To contaminate the reputation of. | |
| Synonyms: | befoul, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, cloud, denigrate, dirty, smudge, smut, soil, spatter, stain, sully, taint, tarnish | |
| Idioms: | give a black eye to, sling | |
| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | ||
| Main Entry: | overwhelm | |
| Part of Speech: | verb | |
| Definition: | To render totally ineffective by decisive defeat. | |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, crush, drub, overpower, smash, steamroller, thrash, trounce, vanquish | |
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