PLASTER Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈpla-stər

Definition of plaster

as in dressing

a medicated covering used to heal an injury put a plaster on the burn and don't touch it

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verb

as in to nail

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as in to daub

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Recent Examples of plaster

Noun

In the past, the team filled the hollows with resin or plaster to get a positive cast. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026 Iuriichuk’s favorite element of the design is the large, ten-foot sculptural mirrors that seem to emerge from the walls, finished in handcrafted plaster. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026

Verb

The stucco walls and windows plastered with images of Greek mountainsides and islands could lean cheesy, but somehow only add to the atmosphere. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026 Bud Light, Toyo Tires and Dodge have their logos plastered around the top edges of the cage, while the octagon mat is plastered with the logos of Stake, VeChain and Polymarket. — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for plaster

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaster

Noun

The dressings within it ranged in temperatures of 46-50 degrees.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
This thematic dressing followed through to the state banquet in Washington, DC, in March 2026, where the diamond and ruby piece was the final glittering addition to her pink ensemble.

— Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of dressing

Verb

Hitting a flawless high F while nailing a double pirouette in a peplum top.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
Thomas is anxious, but with death looming, Vision finally nails the conversation he’s been practicing by investing it with real emotion, conviction, and support.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of nail

Verb

To his right, Morello’s teenage son Roman, who ripped out a solo with his electric guitar behind his back, the instrument daubed with a call to action for homeless rights.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
The dimming sun and a few gauzy clouds are daubed across the sky.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of daub

Noun

Given the lack of research, there’s also no official dosage for estrogen cream.

— Ashley Abramson, Allure, 22 Oct. 2026
The 45-minute dish is a riff on pasta Alfredo, bathed in a bright sauce that doesn’t require cream or flour, just butter, parmesan and the starchy pasta cooking water.

— Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of cream

Verb

None of this excuses Chris’ malicious behavior, not just toward Carrie but toward her future stepsister, Brooklyn (Rowan Danielle), and the school as a whole, mostly via a fake Instagram account devoted to smearing students and faculty alike.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Her makeup, crafted by Diana Shin, was equally as striking and overtly feminine, featuring pink shadow smeared in her crease, shimmer on her lids, falsies glued to her top lash line and burgundy lip liner accenting her lips.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of smear

Verb

But Mark, in Ronson’s telling, quickly grows antagonistic, abruptly asking Ronson to sign an NDA, then later barraging him with suspicious texts and threatening him with a pair of goons.

— Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
The Weather Channel radar shows Lake County getting barraged with rain.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of barrage

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The Holistic Touch treatment uses Ayurvedic techniques to rebalance the body’s energy, including healing poultices and marma-point stimulation.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
This means turning to the internet to learn about red dyes, additives, food as medicine, essential oils, and when to apply a garlic poultice to the bottom of your feet.

— Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of poultice

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