Synonyms for wipe
waɪpwipe

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1. wipe

   To clean is to make clean by removing dirt, impurities, or soil of any kind. Cleanse implies a worse condition to start from, and more to do, than clean. Hercules cleansed the Augean stables. Cleanse is especially applied to purifying processes where liquid is used, as in the flushing of a street, etc. We brush clothing if dusty, sponge it, or sponge it off, if soiled; or sponge off a spot. Furniture, books, etc., are dusted; floors are mopped or scrubbed; metallic utensils are scoured; a room is swept; soiled garments are washed; foul air or water is purified. Cleanse and purify are used extensively in a moral sense; wash in that sense is archaic. Compare AMEND.

   Synonyms:
   brush, clean, cleanse, disinfect, dust, lave, mop, purify, rinse, scour, scrub, sponge, sweep, wash

   Antonyms:
   befoul, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, contaminate, corrupt, debase, defile, deprave, pollute, soil, spoil, stain, sully, taint, vitiate

   Preposition:
   Cleanse of or from physical or moral defilement; cleanse with an instrument; by an agent; the room was cleansed by the attendants with soap and water.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. rub, wipeverb

   the act of rubbing or wiping

   "he gave the hood a quick rub"

   Synonyms:
   hang-up, hitch, snag, rub

2. wipe, pass oververb

   rub with a circular motion

   "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"

   Synonyms:
   skip over, cut through, cover, cut across, overfly, pass across, transit, pass through, pass over, cross, track, skip, move through, get across, get over, traverse, jump

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1. wipeverb

   Synonyms:
   rub (as with a cloth, in order to clean or dry)

2. wipenoun

   Synonyms:
   wiping

3. wipenoun

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] blow, stroke, hit

4. wipenoun

   Synonyms:
   sneer, gibe, taunt, sarcasm

5. wipenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Ornith.) pewit, lapwing (vanellus cristatus)

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1. wipenoun

   Synonyms:
   gibe, taunt, jeer, sarcasm

2. wipeverb

   Synonyms:
   swab, expunge, efface, obliterate, erase

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

1. List of paraphrases for "wipe":

   erase, clean, delete, erasure, scan, dry, rag, rub, cloth, sweep

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1. Cesar Cordaro:

   In denying history, the government tries to devalue all the struggles of Brazilian workers for their rights and wipe out the gains they still have.

2. Dan Mosley:

   The time has come to wipe away our tears, we have no choice but to diversify.

3. Kyra Tuwaig:

   I use a standard Coach tote bag. It has textured leather so I just have to wipe it down to clean the outside, i like it because I can zip it up to close it and it fits my laptop. I got it as a gift when I first started my job and I have n’t had a need to replace it since.

4. Rembert Walters:

   We're not going to move until this thing's over. It's going to wipe us out or kill us. Or bury us, or something, 'Cause we don't run every time this thing happened.

5. Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

   The 229th day of full-scale war, on the 229th day, they are trying to destroy us and wipe us off the face of the earth.