Synonyms of washes out

washes out

verb

present tense third-person singular of wash out

1

as in fails

to be unsuccessful

most of the participants in the tough training program washed out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fails
• collapses
• flops
• strikes out
• folds
• flames out
• struggles
• bombs
• misses
• lays an egg
• tanks
• falls short
• comes a cropper
• comes to grief
• falls flat
• founders
• comes up empty
• dies on the vine
• flunks
• craters
• falls on one's face
• declines
• crashes
• slips
• skids
• flounders
• slumps
• crumbles
• wanes
• goes under
• sinks
• miscarries
• misfires
• implodes
• self-destructs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• works out
• comes off
• goes over
• goes
• succeeds
• delivers
• clicks
• pans out
• flourishes
• cooks
• thrives
• wins
• prevails
• triumphs
• prospers

2

as in bleaches

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

• bleaches
• fades
• decolorizes
• brightens
• blenches
• pales
• whitens
• snows
• blanches
• dulls
• lightens
• dims
• mats
• etiolates
• frosts
• whitewashes
• silvers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deepens
• darkens
• patterns
• stripes
• embrowns
• shades
• blackens
• tarnishes
• spots
• discolors
• streaks
• colors
• flecks
• marbles
• paints
• specks
• mottles
• checkers
• striates
• pigments
• dyes
• speckles
• daubs
• dapples
• stains
• polychromes
• tints
• shines
• tinges
• variegates
• blotches
• splotches
• polishes
• burnishes
• tinctures

3

as in wears

to use up all the physical energy of

that last illness washed the child out completely

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wears
• kills
• tires
• exhausts
• burns out
• drains
• knocks out
• wears out
• busts
• outwears
• does in
• breaks
• wears to a frazzle
• wearies
• tuckers (out)
• harasses
• fatigues
• wastes
• fags
• frazzles
• does up
• weakens
• saps
• enfeebles
• debilitates
• enervates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• activates
• strengthens
• energizes
• rests
• invigorates
• rejuvenates
• relaxes
• vitalizes
• unwinds

4

as in rinses

to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse

wash out your bathing suit in the sink

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of washes out

Artificial light remains the single greatest obstacle to seeing the Perseids at their best, as light pollution washes out fainter meteors and dims the Milky Way overhead. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

Copper chloride breaks up quickly under high heat and washes out—bluish. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Fertilizer Because of the frequent watering, which washes out nutrients, potted peppers need more fertilizer than garden plants. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 24 June 2026

If the caffeine has already moved further along, doctors may use a laxative or a gastric lavage, which washes out the stomach through a tube. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026

This is not a one-time transition cost that washes out after a year of fresh data. — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

The product washes out super easily and leaves my hair feeling noticeably silkier, even when wet. — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2026

However, when rain washes out the snowpack or a healthy snowpack doesn’t form, water in the soil can later freeze – as can mycorrhizal fungi. — Aimee Classen, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2026

While the midnight sun washes out celestial colors during summer in places like Alaska and Finland, the Midwest's summer nights stay dark enough to enjoy the dancing ribbons in a T-shirt and shorts. — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025