tar

The word “tar” has 1 syllable: tar

It's pronounced as /tɑːr/

What is synonym and antonym for tar?

In the thesaurus, “tar” has 310 synonyms and 74 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for tar

abase
able seaman
able-bodied sailor
able-bodied seaman
abuse
adhesive
adulterate
amber
animalize
apply
asphalt
assail
attack
bastardize
be evil
beachcomber
bedaub
bedraggle
befoul
begrime
besmear
besmirch
besoil
bestialize
binder
birdlime
blacken
blaspheme
blast
blemish
blight
blot
blotch
bluejacket
blur
boater
bond
brand
break
break down
brick
brown stuff
brutalize
cadet
call into question
cast a slur
cast doubt upon
cement
cheapen
circumnavigator
cloud
coat
cobblestone
cockswain
codeine
cohesive substance
color
come down on
commit sacrilege
commit sin
concrete
contaminate
contradict
contravene
cook
corrupt
cover
coxswain
crewman
cross
crud up
crumb
crumble
curse
cuss
cut
cut to shreds
dab
damage
damn
darken
darn
daub
debase
debauch
decay
deck hand
deckhand
decompose
defame
defile
deflower
degrade
demean
demoralize
deny
deprave
desecrate
despoil
dim
dirty
disaffirm
discolor
discredit
disgrace
dishonor
disintegrate
dispute
distort
diver
do wrong
doctor
dope
drag through the mud
drug
dull
dye
embarrass
encrust
epoxy
exudate
flagstone
flame
foul
gainsay
give a bad name
glue
gob
gravel
grime
grout
gum
gunk
harm
hearty
heroin
hoodoo
hurt
hypnotic
impair
infect
injure
jack
jack-tar
jacky
knock
lascar
lay asphalt
lay concrete
lime
lime-juicer
limey
lose luster
lose shine
lower
lubber
lute
macadamize
maculate
make dusty
make foul
make impure
make unclean
mar
marine
mariner
mark
mate
merman
mess
mess up
middy
midshipman
misuse
mock
molest
morphine
mortar
mucilage
muck
muck up
mud
muddy
mudsling
mung
muss
muss up
navigator
negate
negative
old salt
opiate
oppose
overlay
overspread
pale
papaverine
paste
patch
pervert
pilot
pin something on
pirate
pitch
plaster
poison
pollute
poppy
powerboater
profane
prostitute
put double whammy on
put down
putrefy
putty
question
rape
ravish
resin
resist
revile
road
rosin
rot
rubber cement
run down
rust
sailboater
sailor
salt
sand
scorn
scuzz up
sea dog
sea person
seafarer
sealant
seaman
seduce
shame
shellback
shipman
shipmate
sidewalk
sink
size
skin alive
skipper
slam
slander
sleep-inducer
slop
smear
smirch
smoke
smudge
smut
smutch
soil
solder
soporific
spatter
spike
spoil
spot
spray
sprinkle
stain
stick it to
stickum
stigmatize
streak
subvert
sully
surface
swab
swabber
swabbie
swabby
swear
sweat
swipe at
taint
talk dirty
tarnish
tarpaulin
throw doubt on
throw the book at
thumb nose at
tile
tinge
tint
touch
traduce
trash
traverse
turn
twist
vice
violate
vitiate
voodoo
water
water dog
water down
wax
windjammer
yachter
zap
zing

Antonyms for tar

agree
aid
allow
approve
assist
beautify
benefit
bleach
bless
brighten
build
cherish
clarify
clean
cleanse
clear
clease
collect
color
combine
commend
compliment
concede
confirm
corroborate
cure
develop
dig up
dignify
disenchant
elevate
enhance
ennoble
enshrine
esteem
exalt
fix
flatter
flourish
gather
glorify
go along
grow
hallow
heal
help
honor
improve
join
laud
lighten
magnify
mend
moralize
pale
please
polish
praise
protect
purify
put together
respect
right
sanctify
stay
sterilize
strip
support
uncorrupt
unite
upgrade
uplift
value
whiten

Meanings of tar

noun
1. (usually uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
2. Coal tar.
3. A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
4. A sailor, because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes.
5. Black tar, a form of heroin.
6. A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
7. A file produced by such a program.
8. A Persian long-necked, waisted instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.
9. A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.
verb
1. To coat with tar.
2. To besmirch.
3. To create a tar archive.

Example Sentences

The workers spread hot tar on the road to repair the cracks.
His boots were covered in sticky tar after walking near the construction site.
The smell of tar filled the air as they paved the new driveway.
The old ship’s hull was coated with tar to prevent water damage.
Smoking can lead to a buildup of tar in the lungs.

On this page you'll find 384 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tar, such as: abase, able seaman, able-bodied sailor, able-bodied seaman, abuse, adhesive, adulterate.

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