CLEANED Synonyms: 159 Similar and Opposite Words

cleaned 1 of 2

adjective

as in spotless

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cleaned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of clean

as in rinsed

to remove the dirt from we cleaned the clothes before donating them to charity

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as in removed

to take the internal organs out of cleaned the rabbit before cooking it

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Recent Examples of cleaned

Verb

There is accumulation of food residue on some of the equipment that has not been cleaned recently such as refrigerators and prep table. — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 The Lowman Ranger District did not respond to questions about how frequently the site’s bathrooms are cleaned or trash is removed. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026 If a surface clearly hasn’t been cleaned, ask the front desk for housekeeping assistance or another room, and request fresh towels or bedding if needed. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 If something clearly hasn’t been cleaned, ask the front desk for housekeeping assistance or another room. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 The site was cleaned, revamped, its water features fully restored, and opened to the public in 2019. — Rashad Williams, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Once cleaned and prepared, the shells can be deployed in restoration sites as loose shells, in bags, or within manufactured wire reefs. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2026 The airline said that cabins are regularly cleaned to a high standard. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 The two then allegedly left the vehicle with Heintz in it near the university’s library and drove back to Rachel Moser’s residence, where Royce Moser cleaned his clothes and showered, according to police. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaned

Adjective

The play opens in a sprawling, spotless beige living room adorned with a massive Christmas tree topped with a Star of David (honoring Polly’s heritage), courtesy of scenic designer Scott Pask.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
While Gutierrez has been productive, his performance has not been spotless, as he was tagged for two fumbles against both Tulsa and UAB.

— Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of spotless

Verb

An employee also rinsed off their hands at the sprayer for the dish machine as a means of washing their hands.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
The tongs used to grab pastelitos, croquetas and empanadas from the hot box had been in use more than four hours without being washed, rinsed and sanitized again.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of rinsed

Verb

And immigration courts, which ultimately decide whether someone can be removed from the country, face more significant case backlogs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Acton has said that her stepfather repeatedly raped her as a pre-teenage girl and that her family lived in a tent at the time she was removed from their care.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of removed

Adjective

In other words, historical comparables suggest that Sherwood’s trade value probably isn’t cleanly at the level of him returning a first-round pick to Vancouver if he’s ultimately traded between now and March 6.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Whoever wins cleanly leaves with both the championship belts.

— Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025

Definition of cleanly

Verb

Raw inputs are extracted from the periphery, refined and assembled in the metropole, and sold back at a markup.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
In that moment, walking through room after room of marble and silk and silver, all of it extracted from illiterate workers in the fields and fishing boats on the horizon, the reasons for the Protestant Reformation became fully clear to me.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of extracted

Adjective

But the court found that the June 2025 protests in Los Angeles were responses to federal immigration enforcement, not part of an organized rebellion.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
An organized cleanup and rebuilding effort accompanied by a public relations campaign intended to restore confidence in the city.

— Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of organized

Verb

Items such as the coffee pots, dispensing nozzles for cappuccino and frazil machines must be washed and sanitized as needed.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
This is a cold washed process bean, meaning the cherry pulp is washed away from the bean before it’s put in cold storage for 72 hours and then dried.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026