smirch vs smear

smirch and smear both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
smirch	Yes	No	Yes	No
smear	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, smirch and smear are synonyms defined as:

smirch and smear: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

Other synonyms of smirch include blot, spot, stain.

As nouns, smirch and smear are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of smirch include blot, daub, slur, smudge, spot.

As verbs, smirch and smear are synonyms defined as:

smirch and smear: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

Other synonyms of smirch include asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, sully.

As verbs, smear is a hypernym of smirch; that is, smear is a word with a broader meaning than smirch:

smirch (noun)	smear (noun)
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it	an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
a blemish made by dirt	a blemish made by dirt
	a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
	slanderous defamation

smirch (verb)	smear (verb)
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
smear so as to make dirty or stained	make a smudge on; soil by smudging
	stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
	cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it