Synonyms for wipe
waɪpwipe

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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.

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

   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.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms: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, wipe, 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, wipe, cut across, overfly, pass across, transit, pass through, pass over, cross, track, skip, move through, get across, get over, traverse, jump

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1. wipeverb

   Synonyms:
   rub (as with a cloth, in order to clean or dry)

2. wipenoun

   Synonyms:
   wiping

3. wipenoun

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] blow, stroke, hit

4. wipenoun

   Synonyms:
   sneer, gibe, taunt, sarcasm

5. wipenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Ornith.) pewit, lapwing (vanellus cristatus)

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1. wipenoun

   Synonyms:
   gibe, taunt, jeer, sarcasm

2. wipeverb

   Synonyms:
   swab, expunge, efface, obliterate, erase

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "wipe":

   erase, clean, delete, erasure, scan, dry, rag, rub, cloth, sweep

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1. Bob Peterson:

   There are more than 3,000 species of mosquitoes in the world, most of which do not feed on people, it is not practical or desirable -- indeed it's not even possible -- to wipe out all populations of all mosquito species. No one is seriously contemplating that.

2. Vladimir Putin:

   We're going to pursue the terrorists everywhere, that means, you'll excuse me, we'll catch them in the toilet, we'll wipe them out in the sh*t house, finally.

3. Aurora Berill:

   Love can simply wipe away all your worries and replace them with security and happiness.

4. 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.

5. Tiffany Ivan Spence:

   He came into my home and to me it looked just like a smudge, when I first saw Will, my instinct was to also hand him a wipe. It would have been common sense for any person who cares about children to help them if they didnt know they had that on their head.