Synonyms of smudged

smudged 1 of 2

adjective

as in stained

not clean

every copy of the book that the store had was smudged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stained
• blackened
• dusty
• filthy
• muddy
• dirty
• black
• messy
• nasty
• soiled
• grimy
• greasy
• dingy
• grubby
• begrimed
• unclean
• mucky
• bedraggled
• polluted
• grungy
• sullied
• sordid
• sloppy
• smutty
• draggled
• foul
• besmirched
• messed
• contaminated
• grotty
• befouled
• chaotic
• cruddy
• littered
• confused
• uncleanly
• tainted
• bemired
• uncleaned
• impure
• cluttered
• unwashed
• muddled
• rumpled
• jumbled
• disheveled
• scruffy
• unsanitary
• untidy
• unkempt
• defiled
• disordered
• insanitary
• disarranged
• sooty
• slovenly
• unsterilized
• shabby
• unsterile
• gunky
• mussed
• disarrayed
• germy
• raunchy
• squalid
• mussy
• crocked
• skanky
• scuzzy
• collied
• sleazy
• fuliginous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clean
• spotless
• immaculate
• unstained
• clear
• unsullied
• cleaned
• cleanly
• stainless
• pure
• unsoiled
• ultraclean
• spick-and-span
• limpid
• cleansed
• bleached
• tidy
• neat
• ordered
• combed
• orderly
• groomed
• whitened
• shiny
• purified
• untouched
• perfect
• sparkling
• flawless
• bright
• unspotted
• unblemished
• unpolluted
• untainted
• virgin
• wholesome
• undefiled
• taintless

smudged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of smudge

as in blackened

to make dirty

she accidentally smudged her collar with the lipstick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stained
• blackened
• dirtied
• soiled
• messed
• sullied
• grimed
• muddied
• begrimed
• besmirched
• daubed
• mucked
• smirched
• mired
• befouled
• polluted
• contaminated
• distained
• fouled
• tainted
• discolored
• gaumed
• bemired
• defiled
• jumbled
• disheveled
• muddled
• draggled
• disarranged
• disordered
• confused
• disarrayed
• crocked
• collied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cleaned
• cleansed
• purified
• purged
• wiped
• swept
• washed
• brushed
• decontaminated
• scrubbed
• disinfected
• dusted
• rinsed
• sanitized
• mopped
• brightened
• renewed
• laundered
• scoured
• freshened
• straightened (up)
• dry-cleaned
• deodorized
• spruced (up)
• tidied (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of smudged

Verb

Rather than a hard, graphic line, her makeup artist smudged burgundy tones under the lower lashes. — Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026

Even the more dramatic elements like dark liner and smoky eyes are showing up smudged and diffused. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Inglessis applies liner near the lash line—easily smudged for a day-to-night look—while Baker, a huge mascara advocate, considers a single coat (if that) all that’s necessary. — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026

The Bobbi Brown side had faded less and hadn’t smudged as much beneath my lower lash line, which is usually the first area to start running. — Beth Sobol, Flow Space, 2 Sep. 2026

Dark circles get enhanced rather than left alone, and liner is smudged on purpose to look slept-in. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Will Hammond, quarterback, Texas Tech Even after Cincinnati transfer Brendan Sorsby’s gambling scandal saga, which ended in Sorsby unable to play and Texas Tech leadership smudged, the Red Raiders are favored to win the Big 12. — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

The death certificate, which listed the surname as Webber, put his age at 26, or 36; the handwriting was smudged — or corrected. — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Loose waves and smudged eye makeup, sharpened with pink at the inner corners, kept the effect closer to one of her stage looks. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 July 2026