Antonyms for cleansingcleans·ing

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1. cleaning, cleansing, cleanupadjective

   the act of making something clean

   "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"

   Antonyms:
   infected, adulterating, septic, adulterant

   Synonyms:
   cleanup position, cleanup spot, killing, cleaning, cleanup

2. ablutionary, cleansingadjective

   cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands

   "ablutionary rituals"

   Antonyms:
   septic, infected, adulterating, adulterant

   Synonyms:
   purifying, ablutionary

3. cleansing, purifyingadjective

   acting like an antiseptic

   Antonyms:
   infected, septic, adulterant, adulterating

   Synonyms:
   purging, purgatorial, purifying, ablutionary

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1. cleansingadjective

   Synonyms:
   detergent, abstergent, abstersive, detersive, purifying

2. cleansingnoun

   Synonyms:
   purification, detersion, purgation, abstersion, lustration, expurgation

How to use cleansing in a sentence?

1. Lindsey Graham:

   We are witnessing ethnic cleansing in Syria by Turkey, the destruction of a reliable ally in the Kurds, and the reemergence of ISIS.

2. Marsha Levine Levine:

   Benjamin Netanyahu wants ethnic cleansing, the Jews have become the Nazis…It’s really fascinating that the JC and the people behind it claim they speak for Jews. You don’t speak for me. Never once was I quoted correctly in the past, not even about the bloody horses. I want justice for Palestine.

3. State John Sullivan:

   We condemn the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya in Burma and the atrocities committed against them.

4. Lakshman Achuthan:

   Recessions can be cleansing events for the economy as a whole, forcing inefficient behemoths out of business and making room for more nimble competitors who can better satisfy customer needs, this time around, the economy has changed enough following the pandemic that new business opportunities are bound to have opened up.

5. Randy Credico:

   When they put this out and they used my name and my letter, they're basically trying to rationalize the cleansing, the purging of the Justice Department and the judiciary. This is very dangerous. That's a cynical move on their part.

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