Synonyms for wash
wɒʃ, wɔʃwash

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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. 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.

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

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

   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. wash

   Synonyms:
   lave, cleanse, bathe, rinse, absterge

   Antonyms:
   soil, foul, contaminate

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. washnoun

   a thin coat of water-base paint

   Synonyms:
   backwash, airstream, wash drawing, washout, lavation, washables, laundry, slipstream, race, dry wash, washing

2. wash, washing, lavationnoun

   the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

   Synonyms:
   backwash, airstream, wash drawing, washout, lavation, washables, laundry, slipstream, race, dry wash, washing

3. wash, dry washnoun

   the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)

   Synonyms:
   backwash, airstream, wash drawing, washout, lavation, washables, laundry, slipstream, race, dry wash, washing

4. washout, washnoun

   the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

   "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"

   Synonyms:
   flop, backwash, airstream, wash drawing, washout, lavation, dud, laundry, washables, slipstream, race, dry wash, washing

5. slipstream, airstream, race, backwash, washnoun

   the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

   Synonyms:
   backwash, wake, wash drawing, airstream, race, washout, subspecies, washables, dry wash, laundry, slipstream, raceway, lavation, aftermath, washing

6. wash, wash drawingnoun

   a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other

   Synonyms:
   backwash, airstream, wash drawing, washout, lavation, washables, laundry, slipstream, race, dry wash, washing

7. laundry, wash, washing, washablesnoun

   garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

   Synonyms:
   backwash, airstream, wash drawing, washout, lavation, washables, laundry, slipstream, race, dry wash, washing

8. washverb

   any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out

   "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash"

   Synonyms:
   backwash, airstream, wash drawing, washout, lavation, washables, laundry, slipstream, race, dry wash, washing

9. wash, rinseverb

   clean with some chemical process

   Synonyms:
   rinse, wash out, gargle, lap, wash off, rinse off, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

10. wash, laveverb

    cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

    Synonyms:
    rinse, wash out, lap, wash off, wash up, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

11. wash, launderverb

    cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water

    "Wash the towels, please!"

    Synonyms:
    rinse, wash out, lap, wash off, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

12. washverb

    move by or as if by water

    "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"

    Synonyms:
    rinse, wash out, lap, wash off, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

13. washverb

    be capable of being washed

    "Does this material wash?"

    Synonyms:
    rinse, wash out, lap, wash off, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

14. washverb

    admit to testing or proof

    "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"

    Synonyms:
    rinse, wash out, lap, wash off, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

15. washverb

    separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)

    Synonyms:
    rinse, wash out, lap, wash off, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

16. washverb

    apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to

    Synonyms:
    rinse, wash out, lap, wash off, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

17. wash, wash out, wash off, wash awayverb

    remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

    "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains"

    Synonyms:
    rinse, wash out, lap, wash off, launder, rain out, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

18. washverb

    form by erosion

    "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"

    Synonyms:
    rinse, wash out, lap, wash off, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

19. moisten, wash, dampenverb

    make moist

    "The dew moistened the meadows"

    Synonyms:
    rinse, dull, lave, launder, mute, muffle, moisten, wash out, stifle, weaken, drizzle, soften, lap, wash off, deaden, wash away, damp, dampen, tone down, break

20. lave, lap, washverb

    wash or flow against

    "the waves laved the shore"

    Synonyms:
    rinse, wash out, swosh, lap, wash away, wash up, lap up, swoosh, lick, swish, lave, wash off, launder, moisten, dampen

21. washverb

    to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking

    "The cat washes several times a day"

    Synonyms:
    rinse, wash out, lap, wash off, launder, lave, wash away, moisten, dampen

Matched Categories

1. • Be
   • Clean
   • Cleanse
   • Cover
   • Erode
   • Flow
   • Move
   • Process
   • Remove
   • Separate
   • Soil Erosion
   • Stand
   • Streambed
   • Water-base Paint
   • Watercolor
   • Wet
   • Work

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1. washverb

   Synonyms:
   cleanse by ablution

2. washverb

   Synonyms:
   wet, moisten, bathe, lave

3. washverb

   Synonyms:
   stain, tint, color

4. washverb

   Synonyms:
   overlay (with a thin coat of metal), cover

5. washverb

   Synonyms:
   perform ablution

6. washnoun

   Synonyms:
   ABLUTION, lavation, washing, bathing

7. washnoun

   Synonyms:
   bog, marsh, fen, quagmire, slough, morass, swamp

8. washnoun

   Synonyms:
   lotion

9. washnoun

   Synonyms:
   thin coating

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1. washnoun

   Synonyms:
   lotion

2. washverb

   Synonyms:
   lave, bathe, absterge, foment, rinse, launder

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1. List of paraphrases for "wash":

   washing, lava, lavage, washed, laver, washyour, laundry, washout, bathe, laundering, lavis, launder, rinse, clean, backwash, flush, handwashing, cleaning, scrubber, cleansing, rinsing, scrubbing, cleanse

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WASH

   Synonyms:
   Warfarin-Aspirin Study of Heart failure

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1. Sarah Eckhardt:

   I would ask the community — and strongly suggest — that panic will weaken us. So let's do what our mothers taught Sarah Eckhardt : let's cover our sneezes, let's wash our hands, and let's be good neighbors, keep calm and carry on, y' all, and remember what your momma taught ya.

2. Robert West:

   If you never touched Your Face, Your Face wouldn't matter if you didn't wash your hands. Your hands could be as dirty or as contaminated as you like, the only reason why it's important is because eventually your hands are going to come in contact with a mucus membrane. It's the mucus membranes that are the key...( they) act as the pathway into the body.

3. The ACEP:

   CORONAVIRUS : BIOTECH COMPANY SHIPS FIRST BATCHES OF VACCINE, TO BE TESTED ON HUMANS : REPORT Nurses at a drive-up coronavirus testing station set up by the University of Washington Medical Center sanitize their hands after taking a nose swab sample from a person in a car Friday, March 13, 2020, in Seattle. ( AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) A 70-year-old physician in Paterson, N.J., -- who leads the emergency preparedness unit at an institution in the state -- was admitted to a hospitallast week with upper respiratory problems and remains isolated in intensive care. In Washington, an emergency physician in his 40s is in stable but critical condition after having symptoms consistent with the COVID-19. Itsunknown whether the virus was spread at work or in the community, The ACEP said. He worked at EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland, Wash., where at least 15 people have died from the virus, according to the New York Times. Its located near the Seattle area, whichis known as the epicenter of the virus outbreak in the U.S. This was an area with an outbreak, so they were expecting and prepared. That obviously makes us more nervous.Dr. Angela Fusaro, an emergency doctor in Georgia told the paper. NEW YORK CITY CLOSING MOVIE THEATERS, ENTERTAINMENT VENUES DUE TO CORONAVIRUS The recent shortage of N-95 protective masksis also worrisome fordoctors, who need them to treat patients, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams wrote on Twitter in late February. They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if healthcare providers cant get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk !

4. Tamara Rubin:

   There is so much shame and blame around lead, other mothers tell me their city or state officials have essentially told them they weren't doing a good job parenting. They hear messages like 'You need to wash your kid's hands more,' or 'Send them to day care, rather than let them play at a home that may have lead paint.' These parents are made to feel embarrassed or uncomfortable and they shouldn't be. Lead is all around us.

5. Charles Gerba:

   When you do your towels with a cold water wash it's hard to get them really clean because they're so thick, you've got to use hot water wash and dry it really well.