1. (noun)whitewash a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
2. (noun)whitewash wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
3. (verb)whitewash a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects
4. (verb)whitewash, gloss over, sleek over, hush up cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error Synonyms: shut up, smooth over, hush up, skimp over, skate over, slur over, still, whitewash, hush, silence, quieten, sleek over, gloss over
5. (verb)whitewash cover with whitewash Synonyms: sleek over, gloss over, hush up
6. (verb)whitewash exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data Synonyms: sleek over, gloss over, hush up
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'whitewash'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. whitewash 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 Synonyms: bleach, blanch, make white, whiten, whitewash Antonyms: blacken, color, darken, dye, soil, stain
Synonyms for whitewash 
