Synonyms for whitewash
ˈʰwaɪtˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ, ˈwaɪt-white·wash

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1. whitewashverb

   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, as linen; the latter either permanently (as, to blanch celery) or temporarily (as, to blanch the cheek with fear). To whitewash is to whiten superficially, especially by false approval.

   Synonyms:
   blanch, bleach, make white, whiten

   Antonyms:
   blacken, color, darken, dye, soil, stain

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1. whitewashnoun

   a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score

2. whitewashnoun

   wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces

3. whitewashverb

   a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects

4. whitewash, gloss over, sleek over, hush upverb

   cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error

   "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

   Synonyms:
   shut up, smooth over, hush up, skimp over, skate over, slur over, still, hush, silence, quieten, sleek over, gloss over

5. whitewashverb

   cover with whitewash

   "whitewash walls"

   Synonyms:
   sleek over, gloss over, hush up

6. whitewashverb

   exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data

   Synonyms:
   sleek over, gloss over, hush up

Matched Categories

1. • Defeat
   • Exonerate
   • Wash

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1. List of paraphrases for "whitewash":

   launder, beautification, beautify, exonerate, camouflage

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How to use whitewash in a sentence?

1. Dennis Kelleher:

   The new policies can not be used to whitewash the prior bad judgment, failures of leadership and violation of the Fed's own policies if not the law.

2. Teng Biao:

   The 2022 Winter Olympics will be remembered as the genocide games, the CCP's purpose is to exactly turn the sports arena into a stage for political legitimacy and a tool to whitewash all those atrocities.

3. Jibril Rajoub:

   The AFA's acceptance to play with The Israelis in Jerusalem have reminded us all of how The Israelis uses sports as a tool to whitewash The Israelis actions.

4. Michael McCaul:

   It's reprehensible that the International Olympic Committee has bowed down to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), ignored their gross human rights violations, and allowed them to host this year's Olympics, just as they did in 2008, the CCP will certainly use these Olympics in an attempt to whitewash their genocide, military aggression and oppression of their own people.

5. Wang Zhimin:

   If we indulge crimes and breaches of the law, even whitewash, exonerate or give them support, that would be a blatant challenge to the rule of law in Hong Kong, which will eventually hurt the interest of all the Hong Kong people, hence, the central government firmly supports Chief Executive Carrie Lam and the Special Administrative Region government continue to govern effectively and actively make a difference in accordance with the law, firmly supports Hong Kong Police to do their duties in accordance with the law.