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smear
verb as in rub on, spread over
verb as in tarnish a reputation
Strong matches
asperse, befoul, blackguard, blister, calumniate, defile, denigrate, discolor, hit, libel, pan, rap, scorch, slam, slur, traduce
Weak matches
bad-mouth, drag through mud, give a black eye, poor-mouth, rip up, sling mud
Example Sentences
Baldoni, meanwhile, has accused Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and their publicist of carrying out a smear campaign against him, and claim that she tried to take over control of the film.
Within the jails, where inmates sell heroin in tiny smears called “papers,” that amount was worth $226,000, a sheriff’s lieutenant wrote in a report.
The fast and frenetic single penned by James stripped down and supercharged the British rock of the era, smeared it with black eyeliner and lipstick, and announced a new sound and subculture to the world.
Spent smoke bombs, smears of egg yolk and a dusting of white fire extinguisher powder had all been removed from the benches and tables after the mayhem of the previous day.
His ill-fated attempt to unmask a whistleblower he thought was smearing an old colleague, was seen by some – but not all – as evidence of fierce loyalty to his own troops.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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