Synonyms of vacuums

vacuums

verb

present tense third-person singular of vacuum

as in brushes

to use a vacuum cleaner on (something) in order to remove dirt

I vacuumed the living room.

Related Words

• brushes
• cleans
• sweeps
• scrubs
• washes
• mops
• combs
• wipes
• dusts
• rinses
• shampoos
• sponges
• swabs
• launders
• scours
• cleanses
• brightens
• purges
• dry-cleans
• turns out
• decontaminates
• purifies
• disinfects
• mucks (out)
• GIs
• deterges
• sanitizes
• deodorizes
• freshens
• tidies
• sweetens
• spruces (up)
• straightens (up)
• unclutters
• picks up

Dissimilar Words

• pollutes
• defiles
• taints
• muddies
• stains
• soils
• spots
• discolors
• begrimes
• blackens
• dirties
• sullies
• fouls
• besmirches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vacuums

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, 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

Robot vacuums One of Shark’s robot vacuums that has a HEPA filter is the Shark PowerDetect Self-Empty Robot Vacuum. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

The structure floods the retina with sugar to fuel its anaerobic engine and rapidly vacuums out lactate waste, preventing the build-up of toxic byproducts in the bloodless eye. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026

Liposuction entails surgically inserting a probe that vacuums out not only body fat, but also fat storage cells. — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025