Synonyms of washout

washout 1 of 2

noun

ˈwȯsh-ˌau̇t 

as in disaster

something that has failed

the fashion designer's last showing was a complete washout

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disaster
• failure
• catastrophe
• disappointment
• bust
• loser
• fiasco
• flop
• bomb
• debacle
• mess
• shipwreck
• miss
• dud
• lemon
• fizzle
• clinker
• bummer
• frost
• has-been
• débâcle
• clunker
• turkey
• dog
• also-ran
• shambles
• hash
• botch
• near miss
• nonstarter
• muddle
• nonevent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• success
• hit
• blockbuster
• winner
• smash
• phenomenon
• corker
• crackerjack
• crackajack
• dandy
• jim-dandy

wash out

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to collapse

to be unsuccessful

most of the participants in the tough training program washed out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapse
• fail
• flop
• strike out
• fold
• fall short
• miss
• struggle
• fall flat
• lay an egg
• flame out
• come to grief
• come a cropper
• bomb
• tank
• come up empty
• founder
• die on the vine
• flunk
• fall on one's face
• crater
• decline
• crash
• go under
• slip
• skid
• slump
• flounder
• crumble
• wane
• sink
• miscarry
• misfire
• implode
• self-destruct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work out
• go over
• go
• succeed
• deliver
• come off
• click
• pan out
• cook
• flourish
• thrive
• prosper
• win
• triumph
• prevail

2

as in to bleach

to make white or whiter by removing color

the bright lights of the TV studio washed out her facial features, making her look as white as a ghost

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bleach
• fade
• brighten
• snow
• decolorize
• dull
• pale
• blench
• whiten
• blanch
• dim
• lighten
• matte
• matt
• silver
• frost
• mat
• etiolate
• whitewash

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deepen
• darken
• pattern
• embrown
• marble
• streak
• shade
• spot
• tarnish
• blacken
• pigment
• dye
• paint
• striate
• discolor
• stripe
• polychrome
• speckle
• blotch
• speck
• daub
• stain
• color
• tint
• shine
• polish
• tinge
• fleck
• tincture
• checker
• dapple
• burnish
• variegate
• mottle
• splotch

3

as in to wear

to use up all the physical energy of

that last illness washed the child out completely

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wear
• kill
• tire
• exhaust
• drain
• burn out
• wear out
• knock out
• bust
• weary
• tucker (out)
• wear to a frazzle
• harass
• break
• fatigue
• do in
• outwear
• waste
• fag
• do up
• weaken
• frazzle
• sap
• debilitate
• enfeeble
• enervate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• activate
• strengthen
• energize
• rest
• relax
• rejuvenate
• invigorate
• unwind
• vitalize

4

as in to rinse

to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse

wash out your bathing suit in the sink

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rinse
• wash
• flush
• flood
• irrigate
• sluice
• flow
• engulf
• inundate
• stream
• swamp
• deluge
• hose
• soak
• rush
• saturate
• gush
• drench
• splash
• douche
• slosh
• douse
• dowse

Examples of washout in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Last year’s flooding caused numerous road and bridge washouts, land and mudslides resulting in significant property damage and loss. —Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 30 July 2024

And more recently, Mountain Dew started marketing the brand heavily to gamers, another group largely seen as washouts. —Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 July 2024

Verb

Zoom in: Peachtree and Nancy creeks spilled over their banks, flooding homes and apartments, washing out roads and trapping people in homes. —Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024

As the storm intensified, barrier island residents were left stranded from mainland Florida when parts of the Sanibel Causeway were destroyed and portions of the Pine Island bridge were partially washed out. —Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2024