Synonyms of washing

washing

verb

present participle of wash

1

as in bathing

to flow along or against

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bathing
• splashing
• rippling
• lapping
• laving
• bubbling
• lipping
• gurgling
• sloshing
• plashing

2

as in flying

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

• flying
• working
• passing
• playing
• standing up
• holding water
• taking
• holding up
• passing muster
• going down
• getting through
• going over
• going through

3

as in splashing

to flow in a broken irregular stream

soapy water washing down the drain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashing
• dripping
• bubbling
• rippling
• trickling
• lapping
• gurgling
• dribbling
• swirling
• plashing
• rushing
• guggling
• swishing
• eddying
• purling
• dropping
• squirting
• swashing
• swooshing
• spurting
• gushing
• spewing
• jetting
• spouting
• whishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rolling
• pouring
• running
• streaming

4

as in wetting

to make wet

rain washed the countryside for days on end

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wetting
• drowning
• rinsing
• flooding
• soaking
• bathing
• watering
• flushing
• drenching
• dowsing
• wetting down
• showering
• submerging
• sopping
• dousing
• waterlogging
• damping
• sprinkling
• splashing
• dipping
• water-soaking
• bedraggling
• moistening
• sousing
• soddening
• moisturizing
• hydrating
• humidifying
• saturating
• misting
• inundating
• drizzling
• overflowing
• irrigating
• sluicing
• impregnating
• deluging
• laving
• dampening
• hosing (down)
• swamping
• dunking
• bedewing
• steeping
• sloshing
• aspersing
• rewashing
• ducking
• rehydrating
• rewetting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drying
• dehydrating
• scorching
• searing
• evaporating
• parching
• desiccating
• dewatering
• freeze-drying
• wringing
• dehumidifying
• drip-drying

5

as in rinsing

to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse

washed the baby's hair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rinsing
• flushing
• flooding
• irrigating
• sluicing
• washing out
• flowing
• inundating
• engulfing
• soaking
• swamping
• gushing
• streaming
• saturating
• drenching
• rushing
• hosing
• deluging
• splashing
• sloshing
• douching
• dousing
• dowsing

6

as in stirring

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

• stirring
• swirling
• churning
• agitating
• shaking
• whipping
• whirling
• whisking
• beating
• paddling
• reeling
• wheeling