Synonyms for whitewash
ˈʰwaɪtˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ, ˈwaɪt-white·wash

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1. whitewashverb

   To whiten is to make white in general, but commonly it means to overspread with white coloring-matter. Bleach and blanch both signify to whiten by depriving of color, the former permanently, as linen; the latter either permanently (as, to blanch celery) or temporarily (as, to blanch the cheek with fear). To whitewash is to whiten superficially, especially by false approval.

   Synonyms:
   blanch, bleach, make white, whiten

   Antonyms:
   blacken, color, darken, dye, soil, stain

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1. whitewashnoun

   a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score

2. whitewashnoun

   wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces

3. whitewashverb

   a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects

4. whitewash, gloss over, sleek over, hush upverb

   cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error

   "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

   Synonyms:
   shut up, smooth over, hush up, skimp over, skate over, slur over, still, hush, silence, quieten, sleek over, gloss over

5. whitewashverb

   cover with whitewash

   "whitewash walls"

   Synonyms:
   sleek over, gloss over, hush up

6. whitewashverb

   exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data

   Synonyms:
   sleek over, gloss over, hush up

Matched Categories

1. • Defeat
   • Exonerate
   • Wash

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "whitewash":

   launder, beautification, beautify, exonerate, camouflage

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1. Liz Cheney:

   We can't embrace the notion the election is stolen. It's a poison in the bloodstream of our democracy, we can't whitewash what happened on January 6 or perpetuate Trump's big lie. It is a threat to democracy. What he did on January 6 is a line that can not be crossed.

2. Ron Johnson:

   No, I mean the explanation would be there is cultural problem there. It's like, 'Ohhh, he's one of ours. Let's send him home. Let's bury this, let's whitewash this. Let's pretend this never happened.' Why else would it be?

3. Maxim Behar:

   If the PR industry suffers from this negative reputation, it is because many people associate our profession with politicians and business people who use various contrivances and tricks to conceal or whitewash their flaws and wrongdoings.

4. Richard Nixon:

   We must maintain the integrity of the White House, and that integrity must be real, not transparent. There can be no whitewash at the White House.

5. Katie Hopper:

   I would definitely use the term whitewash, i feel like it was given to a legal team to make sure it sounded legally correct.