The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SMEARS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1984.
Defeats utterly crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SMEARS | 50 % | 6 |
| ROUTS | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Defeats utterly
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- routs
- crushes
- decimates
- annihilates
- ruin
- defeat
- defeated
- beats
- ruined
- ruining
- ruins
- master
Crossword Answer definitions
SMEARS verb- To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
- To have a substance smeared on (a surface).
- To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about an individual, their statements, or their actions.
- To become spread by smearing.
- To climb without using footholds, using the friction from the shoe to stay on the wall.
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More clues leading to the result SMEARS
- Microscope-slide samples
- Lopsided victories
- Faulty applications?
- Bad-mouths
- Campaign materials?
- Slanders
- Campaign mud
- Defamations
- Vilifies
- Defames