lave

The word “lave” has 1 syllable: lave

It's pronounced as /leɪv/


What is synonym and antonym for lave?

In the thesaurus, “lave” has 44 synonyms and 4 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for lave along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for lave

  • bath
  • bathe
  • brush up
  • bubble
  • clean up
  • cleanse
  • dip
  • do the dishes
  • do the laundry
  • douse
  • drench
  • float
  • fresh up
  • freshen up
  • gurgle
  • hose
  • imbue
  • immerse
  • lap
  • launder
  • lip
  • moisten
  • plash
  • rinse
  • ripple
  • scour
  • scrub
  • shampoo
  • shine
  • shower
  • slosh
  • soak
  • soap
  • splash
  • sponge
  • starch
  • swab
  • take a bath
  • take a shower
  • tub
  • wash
  • wash up
  • wet
  • wipe

Antonyms for lave

Meanings of lave

  • verb
    1. To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out.
    2. To draw, as water; drink in.
    3. To give bountifully; lavish.
    4. To run down or gutter, as a candle.
    5. To hang or flap down.
    6. To wash.
  • noun
    1. (archaic or dialectal) The remainder, rest; that which is left, remnant; others.
    2. (dialectal) A crowd.

Example Sentences

  • He decided to lave his face with cool water after the long hike.
  • The waves gently lave the shore at sunset.
  • She took a moment to lave her hands before continuing with the meal preparation.
  • The river began to lave the stones, smoothing them over time.
  • After the workout, I like to lave my body to feel refreshed.

On this page you'll find 48 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to lave, such as: bath, bathe, brush up, bubble, clean up, cleanse, dehydrate.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

damp

  • abate
  • alleviate
  • awash
  • bathe
  • bathed
  • bedew
  • benumb
  • blunt
  • burn out
  • castrate
  • cauterize
  • clamminess
  • clammy
  • close
  • cloudy
  • dampen
  • dampish
  • dampness
  • dank
  • dankness
  • daunt
  • deaden
  • debilitate
  • decrease
  • dehydrate
  • demoralize
  • desiccate
  • devitalize
  • dewy
  • diminish
  • dip
  • discourage
  • dishearten
  • dispirit
  • do in
  • douse
  • doused
  • dowse
  • dowsed
  • drain
  • drench
  • drenched
  • dripping
  • drippy
  • drizzly
  • dull
  • dunk
  • dwindle
  • ease
  • enervate
  • enfeeble
  • exhaust
  • fatigue
  • flush
  • geld
  • heavy
  • humid
  • humidify
  • humidity
  • immerge
  • immerse
  • impregnate
  • irrigate
  • irriguous
  • lave
  • lessen
  • lighten
  • lobotomize
  • lower
  • misty
  • moderate
  • moist
  • moisten
  • moistness
  • moisture
  • muffle
  • mugginess
  • muggy
  • mute
  • numb
  • oozy
  • oppressive
  • petrify
  • recede
  • reduce
  • refresh
  • rehydrate
  • remoisten
  • rinse
  • sap
  • saturate
  • saturated
  • semimoist
  • semitropic
  • semitropical
  • sluice
  • smothering
  • soak
  • soaked
  • soaking
  • sodden
  • soddenness
  • sogginess
  • soggy
  • sopping
  • soppy
  • souse
  • soused
  • steam bath
  • steamy
  • steep
  • steeped
  • stickiness
  • sticky
  • stifling
  • stuffiness
  • stuffy
  • subdue
  • subhumid
  • subside
  • subtropic
  • subtropical
  • suffocating
  • sultriness
  • sultry
  • summerlike
  • summery
  • sweltering
  • torrid
  • tropic
  • tropical
  • undermine
  • vaporous
  • wane
  • wash
  • washed
  • water
  • water-soaked
  • watered
  • waterlogged
  • watery
  • weaken
  • wear
  • wear out
  • wet
  • wetness
  • wettish

dampen

  • abate
  • allay
  • alleviate
  • bathe
  • bedew
  • benumb
  • besprinkle
  • blunt
  • burn out
  • castrate
  • cauterize
  • check
  • chill
  • cloud
  • cool
  • curb
  • dabble
  • damp
  • dash
  • daunt
  • deaden
  • debilitate
  • decrease
  • dehydrate
  • deject
  • demoralize
  • depress
  • desiccate
  • devitalize
  • diminish
  • dip
  • discourage
  • dishearten
  • dismay
  • dispirit
  • do in
  • douse
  • dowse
  • drain
  • drench
  • dull
  • dunk
  • dwindle
  • ease
  • enervate
  • enfeeble
  • exhaust
  • fatigue
  • flush
  • geld
  • humble
  • humidify
  • immerge
  • immerse
  • impregnate
  • inhibit
  • irrigate
  • lave
  • lessen
  • lighten
  • lobotomize
  • lower
  • moderate
  • moisten
  • muffle
  • mute
  • numb
  • petrify
  • recede
  • reduce
  • refresh
  • rehydrate
  • remoisten
  • restrain
  • rinse
  • sap
  • saturate
  • sluice
  • soak
  • souse
  • spray
  • sprinkle
  • steep
  • stifle
  • subdue
  • subside
  • undermine
  • wane
  • wash
  • water
  • weaken
  • wear
  • wear out
  • wet

lade

  • afflict
  • bail
  • baptize
  • bathe
  • bear down on
  • bleed
  • bother
  • bucket
  • burden
  • clog
  • clutter
  • crush
  • cumber
  • decant
  • deplete
  • depress
  • dip
  • dish
  • dish it out
  • dish out
  • douse
  • drain
  • draw
  • drench
  • duck
  • dump on
  • dunk
  • eliminate
  • empty
  • encumber
  • exhaust
  • fill
  • freight
  • give it to
  • hamper
  • handicap
  • heap
  • hinder
  • immerse
  • impede
  • irrigate
  • laden
  • ladle
  • lave
  • load
  • lower
  • lumber
  • make heavy
  • moisten
  • mound
  • obligate
  • oppress
  • overburden
  • overcharge
  • overload
  • overtax
  • overwhelm
  • pack
  • pile
  • pitch
  • plunge
  • press
  • pump
  • rinse
  • saddle
  • saddle with
  • scoop
  • siphon
  • slop
  • slosh
  • snow
  • snow under
  • soak
  • souse
  • splash
  • spoon
  • stack
  • steep
  • stick it to
  • strain
  • submerge
  • submerse
  • suction
  • surcharge
  • syphon
  • tax
  • trouble
  • try
  • vex
  • wash
  • water
  • weigh
  • weigh down
  • weight
  • wet
  • worry

lap

  • babble
  • bathe
  • blanket
  • bosom
  • bower
  • bubble
  • burble
  • camouflage
  • circle
  • circumfuse
  • cloak
  • cocoon
  • course
  • cover
  • curtain
  • disguise
  • distance
  • drape
  • dribble
  • drink
  • drip
  • drop
  • eddy
  • embed
  • embosom
  • embower
  • embrace
  • encase
  • encircle
  • enclose
  • encompass
  • enfold
  • enlace
  • enshroud
  • enswathe
  • envelop
  • enwind
  • enwrap
  • fold
  • guggle
  • gurgle
  • gush
  • imbed
  • imbricate
  • inclose
  • invest
  • involve
  • jet
  • lave
  • layover
  • leg
  • lick
  • lip
  • loop
  • mantle
  • mask
  • muffle
  • overlap
  • overlay
  • overlie
  • override
  • overspread
  • plash
  • purl
  • ride
  • ripple
  • round
  • rush
  • shingle
  • shroud
  • sip
  • slap
  • slosh
  • spew
  • splash
  • spout
  • spurt
  • squirt
  • stage
  • stopover
  • sup
  • swaddle
  • swash
  • swathe
  • swirl
  • swish
  • swoosh
  • tour
  • trickle
  • turn
  • twist
  • veil
  • wash
  • whish
  • wrap

lapped

  • babbled
  • bathe
  • bathed
  • blanketed
  • bosomed
  • bowered
  • bubble
  • bubbled
  • burble
  • camouflaged
  • circled
  • circumfused
  • cloaked
  • cocooned
  • cover
  • curtained
  • disguised
  • draped
  • dribbled
  • drink
  • dripped
  • dropped
  • eddied
  • embedded
  • embosomed
  • embowered
  • embraced
  • encased
  • encircled
  • enclosed
  • encompassed
  • enfold
  • enfolded
  • enlaced
  • enshrouded
  • enswathed
  • envelop
  • enveloped
  • enwound
  • enwrapped
  • fold
  • guggled
  • gurgle
  • gurgled
  • gushed
  • imbedded
  • imbricate
  • inclosed
  • invested
  • involved
  • jetted
  • lave
  • laved
  • lick
  • lip
  • lipped
  • mantled
  • masked
  • muffled
  • overlaid
  • overlapped
  • overlay
  • overlie
  • override
  • overspread
  • plash
  • plashed
  • purl
  • purled
  • ride
  • ripple
  • rippled
  • rushed
  • shingle
  • shingled
  • shrouded
  • sip
  • slap
  • sloshed
  • spewed
  • splash
  • splashed
  • spouted
  • spurted
  • squirted
  • sup
  • swaddle
  • swaddled
  • swashed
  • swathe
  • swathed
  • swirled
  • swish
  • swished
  • swooshed
  • trickled
  • turn
  • twist
  • veiled
  • washed
  • whished
  • wrap
  • wrapped

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