smeared
Dragged through mud
Smeared is the past tense of smear—to spread a substance messily across a surface: She smeared sunscreen on her arms, The ink smeared before it dried.
Smeared also describes something left in this state: smeared lipstick, smeared windows.
Figuratively, a smeared reputation has been damaged by false or damaging accusations.
Coated with dairy spread
- slatheredSpread on liberally
- daubedApplied thickly, carelessly
- plasteredExtremely intoxicated
- coatedHaving a surface layer
applied · layered · rubbed · smoothed · spread · pâté · cream cheese · hummus
Unclear, indistinct
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- smudgedBlurred by contact
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
- blurredIndistinct, lacking clarity
fuzzy · streaked · unclear · soft-focus · unfocused · blear · bleeding · feathered
Defamed in writing
- slanderedDamaged by false statements
- vilifiedSpoke evil of
- denigratedCriticized unfairly, damaged reputation
- besmirchedMade morally dirty
maligned · discredited · impugned · disparaged · traduced · mudslinging · attacked · dragged
buttered
Coated with dairy spread
coated · applied · layered · rubbed · smoothed · spread · pâté · cream cheese · hummus · frosting
soiled
Made unclean
smudged · grimy · filthy · streaked · marked · blemished · splattered · splotched · muddy · greasy
hazy
Unclear, indistinct
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- smudgedBlurred by contact
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
blurred · fuzzy · streaked · unclear · soft-focus · unfocused · blear · bleeding · feathered · rubbed
libeled
Defamed in writing
- slanderedDamaged by false statements
- vilifiedSpoke evil of
- denigratedCriticized unfairly, damaged reputation
besmirched · maligned · discredited · impugned · disparaged · traduced · mudslinging · attacked · dragged · character assassination
- visibilityvisibility, visible, invisible, hidden, hide
- cleanlinessclean, cleanliness, clean up, dirty, neatness
- visionsharp, eye, visual perception, sight, eyes
- falsifiedfalsified, doctored, fabricated, fake, faked
- humiliationashamed, abasement, embarrassed, chagrin, mortified
- outcastsoutcast, pariah, pariahs, outcasts, outlaws
smearedclean
Free of soil
unsmeared · spotless · pristine · wiped clean · immaculate
smearedpraised
Expressed approval of
complimented · lauded · vindicated · defended · honored
- smear campaignOrganized defamation effort
- pap smearsCervical cancer screening test
- political smearDamaging accusation in campaigns
- smear testCervical cancer screening procedure
- blood smearThin layer for microscopy
- ink smearAccidental pen mark