wash

The word “wash” has 1 syllable: wash

It's pronounced as /wɔːʃ/

What is synonym and antonym for wash?

In the thesaurus, “wash” has 185 synonyms and 18 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for wash

ablution
agitate
asperse
bath
bathe
be acceptable
be plausible
be reasonable
bear scrutiny
beat
bedew
bedraggle
bog
brush up
bubble
carry weight
churn
clean up
cleaning
cleanse
cleansing
coat
coating
convince
damp
dampen
deluge
dip
dirty clothes
do the dishes
do the laundry
douche
douse
dowse
drench
dribble
drip
drizzle
drop
drown
duck
dunk
ebb and flow
eddy
endure
engulf
fen
film
float
flood
flow
flush
fly
fresh up
freshen up
get through
go down
go over
go through
gook
guck
guggle
gurgle
gush
heave
hold up
hold water
hose
humidify
hydrate
imbue
immerse
impregnate
inundate
irrigate
jet
lap
lapping
launder
laundering
lave
layer
lip
marsh
marshland
mire
mist
moisten
moisturize
moor
morass
muck
mud
murmur
muskeg
ooze
overflow
overlay
paddle
pass
pass muster
plash
play
purl
quagmire
reel
rehydrate
rewash
rewet
rinse
ripple
roll
rush
saturate
scour
scrub
shake
shampoo
shine
shower
slew
slime
slop
slosh
slough
sludge
slue
sluice
slush
soak
soap
sodden
sop
souse
spew
splash
sponge
spout
sprinkle
spurt
squirt
stain
stand up
starch
steep
stick
stir
stream
submerge
suffusion
surge
surging
swab
swale
swamp
swampland
swash
sweep
swell
swirl
swish
swishing
swoosh
take
take a bath
take a shower
trickle
tub
undulation
wash out
wash up
washing
water
water-soak
waterlog
wet
wet down
wetland
wheel
whip
whirl
whish
whisk
wipe
work

Antonyms for wash

dehumidify
dehydrate
desiccate
dewater
dirty
drip-dry
dry
evaporate
freeze-dry
ignore
parch
pour
roll
run
scorch
sear
stream
wring

Meanings of wash

noun
1. The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
2. A liquid used for washing.
3. A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
4. The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
5. A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
6. The sound of breaking of the seas, e.g., on the shore.
7. The wake of a moving ship.
8. The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
9. Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
10. A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.
11. A shallow body of water.
12. In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo or wadi.
13. A situation in which losses and gains or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent; a situation in which there is no net change.
14. A fictitious kind of sale of stock or other securities between parties of one interest, or by a broker who is both buyer and seller, and who minds his own interest rather than that of his clients.
15. Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash.
16. In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
17. A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
18. A thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
19. The blade of an oar.
20. The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.
21. Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
22. The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water.
23. A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.
24. (stagecraft) A lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight.
verb
1. To clean with water.
2. To move or erode by the force of water in motion.
3. To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
4. To clean oneself with water.
5. To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
6. To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
7. To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
8. To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
9. To bear without injury the operation of being washed.
10. To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; said of road, a beach, etc.
11. To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
12. To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
13. To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
14. To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.

Example Sentences

She asked him to wash the dishes after dinner.
I need to wash my hands before eating.
The car was so dirty, it took hours to wash it.
He decided to wash his clothes after the hike in the mud.
Don't forget to wash your face before bed.

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