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washing - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | washing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | laundry |
| Synonyms: | wash, dirty clothes |
| Main Entry: | wash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bathe, clean |
| Synonyms: | bath, brush up, bubble, cleanse, dip, douse, drench, float, hose, imbue, immerse, lap, launder, moisten, rinse, scour, scrub, shine, shower, slosh, soak, soap, sponge, starch, swab, tub, wet, wipe, clean up, do the dishes, do the laundry, fresh up, freshen up, lave, shampoo, take a bath, take a shower, wash up* |
| Antonyms: | dirty |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be convincing |
| Synonyms: | carry weight, convince, endure, hold up, stick*, be acceptable, be plausible, be reasonable, bear scrutiny, hold water, stand up* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | housework |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cleaning, maintaining a home |
| Synonyms: | administration, cooking, domestic science, home economics, housekeeping, management, sewing, sweeping, washing, bed-making, domestic art, dusting, homemaking, housecraft, ironing, laundering, mopping, stewardship |
| Main Entry: | purification |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | freeing, cleansing |
| Synonyms: | ablution, absolution, atonement, baptism, catharsis, distillation, forgiveness, grace, purge, rebirth, redemption, refinement, salvation, washing, bathing, depuration, disinfection, expiation, expurgation, lavation, laving, lustration, purgation, purifying, rarefaction, regeneration, sanctification |
| Antonyms: | adulteration, corruption, pollution, dirtying |
| Main Entry: | cleaning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cleansing |
| Synonyms: | ablution, catharsis, prophylaxis, purge, purification, sanitation, scrubbing, sweeping, washing, antisepsis, brushing, deodorizing, disinfection, dusting, purgation, scouring, shampooing, sterilization, tidying |
| Main Entry: | scrubbing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rubbing |
| Synonyms: | cleaning, scrub, wash, washing, cleansing |
| Main Entry: | wash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | laundry, bath |
| Synonyms: | ablution, bathe, cleaning, rinse, scrub, shower, washing, cleansing, dirty clothes, laundering, shampoo |
| Main Entry: | sound |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accepted, established |
| Synonyms: | authoritative, canonical, dependable, fair, faithful, fly*, go*, kosher*, legal, loyal, orthodox, proper, received, recognized, reliable, reputable, safe, sanctioned, secure, significant, solid, solvent, stable, tried-and-true*, true, valid, washing, all there, hanging together, holding together, holding up, holding up in wash, holding water, legit, proven, standing up |
| Antonyms: | refused, rejected, distrusted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | brush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clean, prepare by whisking |
| Synonyms: | buff, clean, paint, polish, sweep, wash, whisk, wipe |
| Main Entry: | clean |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make undirty, uncluttered |
| Synonyms: | bath, bathe, blot, brush, cauterize, clarify, cleanse, clear the decks*, clear up, deodorize, disinfect, do up*, dredge, dust, erase, expunge, expurgate, flush, launder, mop, neaten, pick, pick up, polish, purge, purify, rake, rasp, refine, rinse, sanitize, scald, scour, scrape, scrub, soak, soap, sponge, spruce up*, sterilize, swab, sweep, vacuum, wash, whisk, winnow, wipe, absterge, depurate, deterge, edulcorate, elutriate, hackle, lave, rout out, shake out, shampoo, straighten up, tidy up |
| Antonyms: | adulterate, defile, dirty, foul, soil, stain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | color |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make pigmented; shade |
| Synonyms: | adorn, blacken, bloom, blush, burn, crayon, crimson, darken, daub, dye, embellish, emblazon, enamel, enliven, flush, gild, glaze, gloss, illuminate, imbue, infuse, lacquer, paint, pigment, redden, rouge, stain, stipple, suffuse, tinge, tint, tone, wash, chalk, fresco, pinken, variegate |
| Notes: | color refers to the wavelength composition of light, shade is a gradation of color referring to its degree of darkness, tint is a gradation referring to its degree of lightness, and hue indicates a modification of a basic color |
| Antonyms: | discolor, pale, whiten |
| Main Entry: | decontaminate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clean |
| Synonyms: | cleanse, disinfect, fumigate, purify, sanitize, sterilize, wash, antiseptize, make sterile |
| Main Entry: | dip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put into liquid |
| Synonyms: | baptize, bathe, douse, drench, duck, dunk, immerse, irrigate, lower, moisten, pitch, plunge, rinse, slop, slosh, soak, souse, splash, steep, submerge, wash, water, wet, lave, submerse |
| Main Entry: | do up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | physically prepare; fix |
| Synonyms: | clean, doctor, enclose, finish, launder, mend, overhaul, package, patch, rebuild, reconstruct, repair, revamp, wash, wrap, gift-wrap, recondition |
| Antonyms: | hurt, injure, ruin |
| Main Entry: | drift |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move aimlessly |
| Synonyms: | accumulate, aim, amass, amble, coast, dance, flicker, flit, float, flow, flutter, gad*, gallivant*, gather, gravitate, hover, linger, malinger, meander, mosey*, muck*, ride, sail, saunter, scud, skim, slide, stray, stroll, tend, waft, wander, wash*, be carried along, draw near, flitter, go with the tide, go-that-a-way, kick around* |
| Antonyms: | decide, direct, guide, set |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | float |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie on the surface |
| Synonyms: | bob, drift, glide, hang, hover, poise, ride, sail, skim, slide, swim, waft, wash, be buoyant, move gently, rest on water, slip along, smooth along, stay afloat |
| Antonyms: | drown, sink |
| Main Entry: | flush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inundate with liquid |
| Synonyms: | cleanse, drench, eject, expel, flood, hose, rinse, swab, wash, douche |
| Main Entry: | gild |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | embellish, decorate |
| Synonyms: | adorn, aureate, beautify, bedeck, brighten, coat, deck, dress up, embroider, enhance, enrich, garnish, glitter, grace, ornament, overlay, paint, plate, varnish, wash, whitewash*, aurify, begild, engild, tinsel |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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