Synonyms of purging

purging

verb

present participle of purge

as in restoring

to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially

a day on which the faithful are expected to purge themselves of their sins through prayer and fasting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restoring
• cleansing
• healing
• purifying
• sanctifying
• improving
• refining
• amending
• clearing
• regenerating
• uplifting
• elevating
• vindicating
• acquitting
• ennobling
• exonerating
• absolving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• degrading
• corrupting
• staining
• warping
• defiling
• debasing
• debauching
• poisoning
• demeaning
• perverting
• depraving
• profaning
• prostituting
• tarnishing
• sullying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of purging

And even if Zhang and Liu are expelled from the party, purging remains the exception rather than the norm, as has been the party’s long-standing practice. — Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026

Reality says the dead cap money ($182 million) this franchise is taking on after purging the roster keeps Miami from being competitive in the first half of the season. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

Since each toolhead can remain loaded with a separate filament, the printer can switch between them (in a single second, the company claims), without repeatedly purging filament through one nozzle. — New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026

Similar to purging in home organizing, Keen says to look for images that spark joy, like Marie Kondo-style decluttering. — Staff Author, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026

When purging categories was proposed during that period, it was met with fierce resistance from the Writers branch, as well as WGA. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 July 2026

Irina and Raskova will enjoy a long, successful professional collaboration, purging Star City of traitors and threats and bringing down Petrovsky in a plot that leads to his ending his life in ignominy, having confessed to crimes against the state. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 2026

Like the election of 1892, which Republicans tried to control by admitting six western states to the union and purging voter rolls. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026

Days after Trump took office, the Health and Human Services Department began purging all references to DEI from the websites of its agencies. — John Wilkerson, STAT, 6 July 2026