Synonyms of washout

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washout 1 of 2

noun

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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
• dud
• debacle
• mess
• bummer
• bomb
• miss
• fizzle
• shipwreck
• clinker
• clunker
• frost
• lemon
• débâcle
• turkey
• has-been
• dog
• shambles
• near miss
• also-ran
• nonevent
• hash
• botch
• muddle
• nonstarter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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