Definitions and Examples of smudged, dirty, stained
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
Marked or stained with dirt, ink, or other substances.
Example
The painting was smudged with fingerprints and needed to be cleaned.
Covered or marked with an unclean substance; not clean.
Example
The kitchen floor was dirty and needed to be swept and mopped.
Marked or discolored by a foreign substance.
Example
The white shirt was stained with red wine and couldn't be worn again.
Key Differences: smudged vs dirty vs stained
- 1Smudged refers to something that has marks or stains on it, often caused by ink or dirt.
- 2Dirty describes something that is covered in an unclean substance, such as dirt or grime.
- 3Stained refers to something that has been marked or discolored by a foreign substance, such as food or drink.
Effective Usage of smudged, dirty, stained
- 1Cleaning: Use these antonyms to describe the state of cleanliness of surfaces, clothes, or objects.
- 2Art: Use smudged to describe a drawing or painting that has marks on it, intentionally or unintentionally.
- 3Laundry: Use stained to describe clothes that have been marked by food, drink, or other substances.
Remember this!
The antonyms of unsmudged are smudged, dirty, and stained. These words describe something that is not clean or has marks on it. Use them to describe the state of cleanliness of surfaces, clothes, or objects, in art to describe a drawing or painting that has marks on it, and in laundry to describe clothes that have been marked by food, drink, or other substances.
