Synonyms of washes

washes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of wash

1

as in bathes

to flow along or against

crystal-clear waters gently wash the island's unspoiled beaches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bathes
• splashes
• ripples
• lips
• laves
• bubbles
• laps
• gurgles
• sloshes
• plashes

2

as in flies

to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval

the employee's story about missing the bus didn't wash with her manager

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flies
• works
• passes
• stands up
• plays
• holds water
• holds up
• takes
• passes muster
• goes down
• goes over
• gets through
• goes through

3

as in splashes

to flow in a broken irregular stream

soapy water washing down the drain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• bubbles
• ripples
• drips
• trickles
• gurgles
• dribbles
• swirls
• laps
• rushes
• plashes
• swishes
• guggles
• eddies
• drops
• squirts
• swooshes
• jets
• gushes
• spurts
• purls
• spouts
• spews
• swashes
• whishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• streams
• runs
• pours
• rolls

4

as in wets

to make wet

rain washed the countryside for days on end

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wets
• drowns
• rinses
• floods
• waters
• soaks
• bathes
• drenches
• water-soaks
• flushes
• douses
• submerges
• showers
• damps
• wets down
• splashes
• waterlogs
• sops
• dips
• sprinkles
• bedraggles
• moistens
• hydrates
• souses
• moisturizes
• soddens
• inundates
• humidifies
• drizzles
• saturates
• bedews
• mists
• hoses (down)
• deluges
• impregnates
• overflows
• asperses
• dampens
• swamps
• laves
• sloshes
• irrigates
• dunks
• rehydrates
• steeps
• sluices
• ducks
• rewashes
• rewets

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dries
• sears
• dehydrates
• evaporates
• scorches
• desiccates
• parches
• dewaters
• wrings
• dehumidifies
• freeze-dries
• drip-dries

5

as in rinses

to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse

washed the baby's hair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rinses
• flushes
• floods
• irrigates
• washes out
• sluices
• engulfs
• inundates
• flows
• soaks
• streams
• gushes
• saturates
• swamps
• rushes
• hoses
• drenches
• deluges
• splashes
• sloshes
• douches
• douses

6

as in stirs

to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly

she absentmindedly washed her tea by tipping her cup, until the honey was at last mixed in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stirs
• swirls
• shakes
• churns
• whisks
• whirls
• whips
• agitates
• beats
• reels
• wheels
• paddles

washes

2 of 2

noun

plural of wash

as in marshes

spongy land saturated or partially covered with water

an invasive species threatening the plants native to the region's washes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• marshes
• wetlands
• swamps
• sloughs
• bogs
• muds
• muskegs
• fens
• marshlands
• moors
• mires
• swamplands
• morasses
• sludges
• swales
• oozes
• muck
• quagmires
• gucks
• slimes
• slop
• slush

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of washes

Verb

Savage showers, washes the dishes in black gloves, takes out the trash and heads out for flowers and lingerie. —Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 18 June 2026

After each print, the machine washes the leftover pigment from its gears, turning the once distinctly red and blue dyes into an oozing purple liquid. —Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 June 2026

Or take Doofy Gilmore (Dave Sheridan), a lisping dimwit geek who washes with his own spit. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 June 2026

Beaches are routinely left covered in trash that washes into the ocean, degrading habitat and threatening marine animals through ingestion and entanglement. —Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026

Rain typically washes pollen out of the air. —Keerti Gopal, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026

This all applies to this set, which Fletcher washes about once a month with no issues. —Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026

When a body washes ashore in the Long Island vacation town of Amity, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) tries to close the beaches only to be overruled by the mayor, Vaughn (Murray Hamilton), who fears the loss of tourist revenue. —David Faris, TheWeek, 29 Apr. 2026

The nonprofit has stepped in after numerous disasters, and washes loads for veterans and families living in cars and hotels. —Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026

Noun

Some tanks turn into rags after a few washes, but Quince's cotton modal top is a workhorse that holds up to endless wear and tear. —Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

Read on for more details and an expert's tips for keeping your sheets fresh in between washes. —Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 15 June 2026

Do not camp or park your vehicle along streams and washes, particularly during threatening conditions. —Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 15 June 2026

Acidic washes can be useful in keeping your towels fresh, clean, and long-lasting. —Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 15 June 2026

Today, Being Frenshe offers more than 60 product variations, including body butters, lotions, body washes, fragrances, and even a Soothing & Hydrating Body Serum Stick with Magnesium, which is a standout from the line. —Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

These Iuga sweatpant jeans are made from a soft and stretchy spandex blend and available in seven versatile washes to coordinate with your capsule wardrobe. —Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 13 June 2026

With Ethan Hawke's newbie simmering against the go-for-broke finesse of Denzel Washington's very bad, no-good officer, Training Day revels in tension, with washes of blue and green augmenting scenes where Hawke is bullied into getting high. —Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026

Instead, color pigments are deposited on the surface, creating delicate highlights, or restoring luster to hair that has faded between washes. —Giulia Lenzi, Vogue, 8 June 2026