daubed

The word “daubed” has 1 syllable: daubed

It's pronounced as /dɔbd/


What is synonym and antonym for daubed?

In the thesaurus, “daubed” has 65 synonyms and 23 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for daubed along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for daubed

  • anointed
  • bedaubed
  • befouled
  • begrimed
  • bemired
  • besmeared
  • besmirched
  • blackened
  • coated
  • collied
  • colored
  • confused
  • contaminated
  • creamy
  • crocked
  • defiled
  • dirtied
  • disarranged
  • disarrayed
  • discolored
  • disheveled
  • dishevelled
  • disordered
  • distained
  • draggled
  • fatty
  • fouled
  • freshened
  • gaumed
  • greased
  • grimed
  • gummed
  • jumbled
  • larded
  • lubricated
  • lubricious
  • messed
  • mired
  • mucked
  • muddied
  • muddled
  • oiled
  • oleaginous
  • painted
  • pitched
  • plastered
  • polluted
  • pomaded
  • powdered
  • reddened
  • rouged
  • salved
  • slick
  • slimy
  • slithery
  • smeared
  • smirched
  • smudged
  • soiled
  • stained
  • sullied
  • swabbed
  • tainted
  • tarred
  • unctuous

Antonyms for daubed

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

Meanings of daubed

  • verb
    1. To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.
    2. To paint (a picture, etc.) in a coarse or unskilful manner.
    3. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.
    4. To flatter excessively or grossly.
    5. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily.

Example Sentences

  • She daubed colorful paint onto the canvas, creating a vibrant abstract artwork.
  • The children happily daubed their hands with paint and pressed them onto the paper to make handprint art.
  • The vandal daubed graffiti on the abandoned building's walls, leaving behind their mark.
  • He daubed soothing ointment on the burn to alleviate the pain and promote healing.
  • The artist skillfully daubed shadows and highlights to bring depth to the portrait.

On this page you'll find 88 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to daubed, such as: anointed, bedaubed, befouled, begrimed, bemired, besmeared, besmirched.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

caked

  • addled
  • bemired
  • besmeared
  • bespattered
  • blurred
  • boggy
  • calcified
  • cemented
  • clabbered
  • close
  • clotted
  • coagulated
  • coated
  • compact
  • compressed
  • concrete
  • condensed
  • confused
  • congealed
  • conglomerated
  • consolidated
  • covered
  • crowded
  • crusted
  • curdled
  • daubed
  • deep
  • dingy
  • dirty
  • dried
  • dull
  • encrusted
  • filthy
  • firm
  • fixed
  • flat
  • foul
  • fuzzy
  • gelatinous
  • gloomy
  • gloppy
  • gooey
  • greasy
  • grimy
  • grubby
  • gummous
  • gummy
  • gunky
  • hardened
  • hazy
  • heavy
  • impenetrable
  • impervious
  • impure
  • incrusted
  • indistinct
  • indurate
  • jelled
  • jellied
  • marshy
  • miry
  • monolithic
  • mucky
  • obscure
  • opaque
  • ossified
  • petrified
  • poured
  • precast
  • rimed
  • roily
  • ropy
  • set
  • set in stone
  • sloppy
  • slushy
  • smeared
  • smoky
  • sodden
  • soggy
  • soiled
  • solid
  • solidified
  • spread
  • steeled
  • stiff
  • strong
  • subfuse
  • swampy
  • syrupy
  • thickened
  • turbid
  • unclean
  • unclear
  • unyielding
  • viscid
  • viscous
  • vitrified

dabbed

  • anointed
  • applied
  • bedaubed
  • besmeared
  • blanketed
  • brushed
  • carpeted
  • chucked
  • clapped
  • clapt
  • clasped
  • clenched
  • clutched
  • coated
  • covered
  • daubed
  • felt
  • flicked
  • grasped
  • grazed
  • gripped
  • handled
  • held
  • hit
  • knocked
  • laid
  • laid on
  • layered
  • mantled
  • overlaid
  • overlay
  • overspread
  • palmed
  • palpated
  • palped
  • patted
  • plastered
  • pounded
  • rapped
  • shaved
  • sheeted
  • skimmed
  • slathered
  • smeared
  • spread
  • surfaced
  • tagged
  • tapped
  • tipped
  • touched
  • whacked

garnished

  • accessorized
  • adorned
  • arabesque
  • arrayed
  • aureate
  • baroque
  • beautified
  • beautifying
  • bedaubed
  • bedecked
  • bedizened
  • bejeweled
  • bejewelled
  • blazoned
  • bossed
  • braided
  • brightened
  • busy
  • caparisoned
  • careful
  • chased
  • chichi
  • complex
  • complicated
  • cushy
  • custom
  • decked
  • decorated
  • decorative
  • deluxe
  • detailed
  • diamonded
  • did
  • did up
  • dolled up
  • draped
  • dressed
  • dressed up
  • elaborate
  • elegant
  • embellished
  • emblazed
  • emblazoned
  • embossed
  • embroidered
  • enhanced
  • enriched
  • euphuistic
  • exact
  • extensive
  • extravagant
  • extreme
  • fancied up
  • fancified
  • fanciful
  • fancy
  • feathered
  • festooned
  • figurative
  • figured
  • filigreed
  • filleted
  • flamboyant
  • flashy
  • florid
  • flounced
  • flowery
  • freshened
  • frilled
  • frilly
  • fringed
  • froufrou
  • furbelowed
  • fussy
  • garish
  • garlanded
  • gaudy
  • gemmed
  • gilded
  • gilt
  • gingerbread
  • gingerbreaded
  • gingerbready
  • glitzy
  • graced
  • grandiloquent
  • gussied up
  • hanged
  • heightened
  • high-flown
  • high-tech
  • highly wrought
  • hung
  • impearled
  • imposing
  • intensified
  • intricate
  • jeweled
  • jewelled
  • knotty
  • labored
  • labyrinthine
  • laced
  • lacy
  • lavish
  • loud
  • luscious
  • luxurious
  • magniloquent
  • many-faceted
  • minute
  • ornamental
  • ornamented
  • ornate
  • ostentatious
  • overblown
  • overdecorated
  • overdone
  • overworked
  • overwrought
  • painstaking
  • painted
  • pearled
  • perfected
  • plush
  • posh
  • precise
  • pretentious
  • prodigious
  • redecorated
  • redid
  • refined
  • resplendent
  • rhetorical
  • ribboned
  • rich
  • rococo
  • sequined
  • sequinned
  • showy
  • skillful
  • smartened
  • sonorous
  • sophisticated
  • special
  • spectacular
  • spiffy
  • splashy
  • studied
  • sumptuous
  • swagged
  • swank
  • swanky
  • tawdry
  • thorough
  • trapped
  • trimmed
  • unusual
  • with all the extras
  • with all the options
  • with bells and whistles
  • wreathed

gaumed

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

lacy

  • adorned
  • arabesque
  • arrayed
  • baroque
  • beautified
  • bedaubed
  • bedecked
  • bedizened
  • bejeweled
  • bejewelled
  • bossed
  • chased
  • decked
  • decorated
  • dressed
  • elaborate
  • elegant
  • embellished
  • emblazoned
  • embossed
  • embroidered
  • enhanced
  • enriched
  • extravagant
  • extreme
  • fancy
  • filigree
  • fine
  • flamboyant
  • flashy
  • florid
  • flounced
  • flowery
  • frilly
  • fringed
  • fussy
  • garish
  • garlanded
  • garnished
  • gaudy
  • gauzy
  • gilded
  • gilt
  • gingerbread
  • gingerbreaded
  • gingerbready
  • glitzy
  • gossamer
  • heightened
  • intensified
  • laced
  • lacelike
  • loud
  • meshy
  • open
  • ornamented
  • ornate
  • ostentatious
  • overdecorated
  • overwrought
  • patterned
  • pretentious
  • rococo
  • sequined
  • sequinned
  • sheer
  • showy
  • spectacular
  • splashy
  • swank
  • swanky
  • tawdry
  • thin
  • transparent
  • trimmed
  • wreathed

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