SHAMPOOS Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of shampoo

as in solvents

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shampoos

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verb

present tense third-person singular of shampoo

as in rinses

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Noun

For more of the brand’s best collections, check out frizz-fighting shampoos, bond repair strengtheners, deep conditioners, dry shampoo, and serums below. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026

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Noun

But the results lined up with recent findings showing possible links between autism and exposure to metals and certain solvents during pregnancy or early childhood, including a solvent called methylene chloride.

— Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025

Definition of solvents

Noun

Many everyday products, including disinfectants, fresheners, and scrubs, contain ingredients that can be dangerous for pets.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 1 Oct. 2026
The Gamecocks took care of the two scrubs on their schedule to start the year before getting their tail feathers handed to them in back to back weeks to begin SEC play.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of scrubs

Verb

There is humiliation here, claustrophobia, physical vulnerability and an intimacy that occasionally brushes against the erotic.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Lavrov brushes off German diplomat Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was dismissive after the meeting in New York, which was held at German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul’s request.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of brushes

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The companies are working on bringing a selection of Vidio programming to Disney+ subscribers, including Vidio Original Series and sinetron, the local TV soaps.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
CliffEdge will take some shows off Drama Productions’ hands such as The Detection Club, Silent Witness, Father Brown and Shakespeare and Hathaway, while the Kate Oates-run Drama Productions will continue making soaps and continuing drama.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of soaps

Verb

These monstrous masses are themselves dark, but their formidable gravity violently vacuums up gas and other nearby matter, generating rings of hot, swirling detritus that completely outshine the stars around them.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Undersides of Furniture While virtually everyone vacuums around and under furniture, the underside rarely gets tended to.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026

Definition of vacuums

Verb

Another founder, Sheridan Clayborne, built an AI agent that combs the internet for the best credit card and banking deals, netting him thousands of dollars.

— Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 14 July 2026
Zayas also combs through the dark web, a criminal haven on the internet where anonymous threat actors try to cause real-world harm.

— Heather Abbott, CBS News, 7 June 2026

Definition of combs

Verb

Winter is also a wonderful surprise, when soft snow blankets valley trails and dusts the mountaintops.

— Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
Snow sometimes dusts the surrounding slopes, melting by afternoon into damp earth as manzanita and mountain lilac begin to flower.

— Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026

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