smutch

noun

Definition of smutchnext
as in stain

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smutch
  1. stain
  2. smear
  3. smudge
  4. blob
  5. blot
  6. mole
  7. mark
  8. splash
Noun
  • No one wants a yellow stain on their outdoor furniture.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Allow 5-10 minutes for the hydrogen peroxide to penetrate and break down the stain, then wash with hot, soapy water and dry thoroughly.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of stain
Noun
  • To prevent scratches, spray Windex on a soft cloth, and gently rub the crystal item until dust and smears are removed.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Reagan was met with pushback from his era's media culture, but Trump and his supporters have endured a decade of smears and muzzles unlike any in American history.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of smear
Noun
  • Quickly banish stains, smudges, and smears from these household surfaces.
    — Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2025
  • That’s indistinguishable from the 13.5% yearly gain the index has put up for the past ten years and within a smudge of the 15-year pace of 13.8%.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
Definition of smudge
Noun
  • In the image below, the reflection is rendered as a faint blue blob toward the center of the image.
    — PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Next, it’s presumed, comes adulthood, and then death, and then resurrection via blobs of data with four tempers.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of blob
Noun
  • Even in victory, there had to be a blot in the Leeds copybook.
    — Beren Cross, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Dab with a clean damp cloth to remove soapy residue, then blot dry.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of blot
Noun
  • At the start of the film, George is given a list of five possible moles at his agency — his wife is on it.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
  • There’s a mole in the organization’s midst, and a deadly cyber-MacGuffin, a weapon called Severus, is in danger of falling into the wrong hands.
    — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of mole
Noun
  • Oakland topped out at 84 degrees, beating its old mark of 75 set in 1997; Hayward hit 81 degrees, shattering its previous record of 73 set in 2014; and Concord reached 80 degrees, edging past its old mark of 78 set in 2014 and tied in 2022.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Trump’s Florida retreat became a mark for spies from around the world.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of mark
Noun
  • The Chiefs have made some smaller moves to shore up the offensive line and secondary but could make a big splash in the draft by adding an exciting receiver prospect.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • What this means: The Bears didn’t wait long to make a big splash in the free-agency waters, zeroing in on the top available center and reaching a deal in the first half-hour of the NFL’s negotiating window.
    — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of splash
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“Smutch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smutch. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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