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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'wash'

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1. (noun) wash
a thin coat of water-base paint
Synonyms: backwash, airstream, wash drawing, washout, lavation, washables, laundry, slipstream, race, dry wash, washing

2. (noun) wash, washing, lavation
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
Synonyms: backwash, wash, airstream, wash drawing, washout, lavation, washables, laundry, slipstream, race, dry wash, washing

3. (noun) wash, dry wash
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
Synonyms: backwash, wash, airstream, wash drawing, washout, lavation, washables, laundry, slipstream, race, dry wash, washing

4. (noun) washout, wash
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
Synonyms: flop, backwash, airstream, wash, wash drawing, washout, lavation, dud, laundry, washables, slipstream, race, dry wash, washing

5. (noun) slipstream, airstream, race, backwash, wash
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
Synonyms: backwash, wake, wash drawing, wash, airstream, race, washout, subspecies, washables, dry wash, laundry, slipstream, raceway, lavation, aftermath, washing

6. (noun) wash, wash drawing
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
Synonyms: backwash, wash, airstream, wash drawing, washout, lavation, washables, laundry, slipstream, race, dry wash, washing

7. (noun) laundry, wash, washing, washables
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
Synonyms: backwash, airstream, wash, wash drawing, washout, lavation, washables, laundry, slipstream, race, dry wash, washing

8. (verb) wash
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
Synonyms: backwash, airstream, wash drawing, washout, lavation, washables, laundry, slipstream, race, dry wash, washing

9. (verb) wash, rinse
clean with some chemical process
Synonyms: rinse, wash out, gargle, lap, wash, wash off, rinse off, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

10. (verb) wash, lave
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
Synonyms: rinse, wash out, lap, wash, wash off, wash up, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

11. (verb) wash, launder
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
Synonyms: rinse, wash out, lap, wash, wash off, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

12. (verb) wash
move by or as if by water
Synonyms: rinse, wash out, lap, wash off, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

13. (verb) wash
be capable of being washed
Synonyms: rinse, wash out, lap, wash off, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

14. (verb) wash
admit to testing or proof
Synonyms: rinse, wash out, lap, wash off, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

15. (verb) wash
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
Synonyms: rinse, wash out, lap, wash off, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

16. (verb) wash
apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
Synonyms: rinse, wash out, lap, wash off, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

17. (verb) wash, wash out, wash off, wash away
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
Synonyms: rinse, wash out, lap, wash, wash off, launder, rain out, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

18. (verb) wash
form by erosion
Synonyms: rinse, wash out, lap, wash off, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

19. (verb) moisten, wash, dampen
make moist
Synonyms: rinse, dull, lave, launder, mute, muffle, moisten, wash out, stifle, weaken, drizzle, soften, lap, wash off, wash, deaden, wash away, damp, dampen, tone down, break

20. (verb) lave, lap, wash
wash or flow against
Synonyms: rinse, wash out, swosh, lap, wash, wash away, wash up, lap up, swoosh, lick, swish, lave, wash off, launder, moisten, dampen

21. (verb) wash
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
Synonyms: rinse, wash out, lap, wash off, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'wash'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. wash
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.
Synonyms: cleanse, brush, dust, purify, scour, sponge, wash, clean, lave, rinse, scrub, sweep, wipe, disinfect, mop
Antonyms: befoul, bespatter, debase, deprave, soil, stain, taint, besmear, contaminate, defile, pollute, spoil, sully, vitiate, besmirch, corrupt

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