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

The Yankees said the stadium tower that tested positive was drained and cleaned Sunday morning. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 The five people killed in the van were part of a crew that cleaned planes at the airport, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said Tuesday. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The main basket lifts out and can be easily emptied and cleaned with a hose without touching any debris. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 Each jacket is cleaned, repaired and turned into a bespoke jacket with new patches and other details, or something entirely different, like a bag. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 Each session creates another set of parts that must be stored, carried, disassembled, and cleaned. — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 After washing, the appliance can move through steam sanitization and hot-air drying before entering a 72-hour antibacterial storage mode, which circulates filtered air to help keep cleaned parts dry and ready for use. — New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026 Archaeologists have since inspected the site and recovered a trove of almost 10 pounds of silver coins, with individual pieces still to be cleaned, separated, and counted. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Instead of simply reducing the amount of water used in a process, researchers are investigating whether the same water can be cleaned and cycled back into production. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleaned

Adjective

Looking back over our longest relationships, none of them are the ones with a spotless record.

— Nital Shah, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Suite attendants - this line doesn’t offer butler service - kept accommodations spotless.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of spotless

Verb

Fore says borax can cake up and leave residue behind if it isn’t fully dissolved and rinsed out.

— Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 1 Sep. 2026
But their work is less likely to become clichéd, because any stale fixations will always be rinsed and refreshed by the real.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of rinsed

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

His stunning win in Brooklyn, however, was scrubbed from the record books, and the New York State Athletic Commission issued Garcia a one-year ban.

— Chris McKenna, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Countdown Considerations Launch-viewing logistics have to factor in the risk of the launch getting delayed or scrubbed for a variety of hard-to-predict reasons.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of scrubbed

Verb

Sub-agents then went through code repositories and extracted credentials like passwords and tokens that developers had left, written directly into the company’s software.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Egg freezing is a process in which unfertilized egg cells are extracted, frozen and stored to preserve fertility, which has become more popular among women who want to have children later in life.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of extracted

Adjective

Pancho’s brothers pursued their own leads, at one point visiting a local leader of organized crime.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
More generally, the movie, directed by Elegance Bratton, is about the historical context of this murder, the conscious and organized effort by white Southern citizens and officials to intimidate, persecute, and subjugate Black people.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of organized

Verb

Nearby, a 9-year-old washed his face discreetly in the bushes with a bottle of water, a bright orange backpack slung over his shoulder.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
Undamaged tomatoes can often be washed, their stems removed, and frozen solid, then thawed and used in salsas, stews, or marinara later on.

— Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026