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.

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  • abandoned
  • aberrant
  • abject
  • abnormal
  • affronted
  • archaic
  • arid
  • aspersed
  • assailed
  • attacked
  • bad-mouthed
  • bashed
  • beat up on
  • belabored
  • belittled
  • berated
  • big yawn
  • blackguarded
  • blah
  • blasphemed
  • blasted
  • bled
  • browbeaten
  • brutalized
  • bullied
  • burdened
  • burned
  • burnt
  • castigated
  • chastised
  • cheated
  • chid
  • chided
  • colorless
  • commercialized
  • commodified
  • common
  • commonplace
  • contorted
  • corrupt
  • corrupted
  • cowed
  • criticized
  • crushed
  • cursed
  • dead
  • debased
  • debauched
  • defiled
  • degraded
  • depraved
  • desecrated
  • despairing
  • despoiled
  • destitute
  • deviant
  • deviating
  • disheartened
  • dismal
  • disparaged
  • dispirited
  • distorted
  • distressed
  • downcast
  • downtrodden
  • dreary
  • driveling
  • dry
  • enslaved
  • excoriated
  • execrated
  • exploited
  • familiar
  • flat
  • fleeced
  • foreign
  • fulminated
  • grotesque
  • hackneyed
  • harangued
  • harassed
  • harmed
  • harried
  • have-not
  • heavy
  • hectored
  • helpless
  • ho-hum
  • hoary
  • hopeless
  • humdrum
  • hurt
  • ill-treated
  • ill-used
  • impaired
  • imprecated
  • injured
  • insipid
  • insulted
  • intimidated
  • jejune
  • jerked around
  • kicked around
  • kinky
  • lambasted
  • leveraged
  • libeled
  • libelled
  • lit into
  • longwinded
  • maltreated
  • manhandled
  • manipulated
  • messed over
  • mid
  • milked
  • misapplied
  • misemployed
  • misguided
  • mishandled
  • mismanaged
  • mistreated
  • misused
  • molested
  • monotonous
  • monstrous
  • oft-repeated
  • oppressed
  • ordinary
  • out-of-date
  • outraged
  • overburdened
  • overcharged
  • overworked
  • persecuted
  • perverted
  • pimped
  • plain
  • pointless
  • polluted
  • potshot
  • profaned
  • prolix
  • prosaic
  • prostituted
  • prosy
  • put down
  • ravished
  • rebuked
  • rejected
  • repetitious
  • repetitive
  • reprimanded
  • reviled
  • routine
  • run-of-the-mill
  • sailed into
  • sandbagged
  • savaged
  • scathed
  • scolded
  • scorned
  • sick
  • skinned
  • slammed
  • slandered
  • slurred
  • soaked
  • soporific
  • stale
  • stock
  • stuck
  • stupid
  • subservient
  • suppressed
  • tainted
  • taken advantage of
  • tame
  • tedious
  • tied into
  • tired
  • tiresome
  • took apart
  • tormented
  • tortured
  • traded on
  • traduced
  • trashed
  • trite
  • twisted
  • tyrannized
  • underfoot
  • unhealthy
  • unimaginative
  • uninspiring
  • unnatural
  • used
  • usual
  • usual thing
  • vapid
  • vicious
  • victimized
  • vilified
  • violated
  • vitiate
  • vitiated
  • vituperated
  • walked on
  • warped
  • whipped
  • wicked
  • worked
  • worn-out
  • wronged
  • wrought

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