Antonyms for wipe
waɪpwipe

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

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.

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

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

   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.

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1. • Rub

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. wipenoun

   Synonyms:
   gibe, taunt, jeer, sarcasm

2. wipeverb

   Synonyms:
   swab, expunge, efface, obliterate, erase

How to use wipe in a sentence?

1. John McGowan:

   ... We've never left for a storm before. But a storm surge of 20 feet could easily wipe this island out. i'll make an evaluation tomorrow( Wednesday) afternoon. If that thing is still coming at us at about 120 mph, I may change my mind.

2. Mike Pence:

   In less than a year, the Biden-Harris administration has unleashed a tidal wave of left-wing policies that threaten to wipe out the progress Fox Friends have made.

3. Mario Crippen:

   One person walks around handing it out so you got to wait until they come around to you to get a disinfectant wipe.

4. Margo Andrae:

   There's no vaccine ... so it can wipe out the entire herd.

5. Elias Rodriguez:

   It's an ongoing investigation; we're still on the island doing our assessment, we have been doing different types of air sampling and wipe sampling.

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