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Synonyms for bedaub

Most common

soil smear blacken besmear gaud

All synonyms

Verb

1. Besmear — to smear upon; to soil

besmear, soil, stain, smear, blacken, spot, dirty, slur, sully, darken, smut, tarnish, smudge, smooch, smouch US, spatter, discolor US, discolour UK, daub, besmirch, befoul, smirch, bedizen formal UK, blot

Other

gaud

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To smear upon; to soil.

Forms

Past participle
bedaubed
e.g. bedaubed → besmeared, soiled, stained, smeared…

Example sentences

  • soil Fertile soil is indispensable for a good harvest.
  • smear Will I be tested for chlamydia during my smear test?
  • blacken Don't blacken the fridge with your dirty fingers.
  • gaud But the girl isn't interested in the Palace of Gaudí.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bedaubsteady
soilfalling
smearrising
blackensteady
besmearfalling
gaudsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
spot1, soil1, slur1, blot1, smut1, daub1, gaud
5 letters
dirty2, stain1, smear1, sully2
6 letters
darken2, smudge1, smooch1, befoul, smirch, smouch
7 letters
tarnish2, spatter2, blacken2, besmear, bedizen3
8 letters
discolor3, besmirch
9 letters
discolour

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dirty2 = 2 syllables).