Synonyms of wax

wax 1 of 2

verb (1)

1

as in to grease

to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction

waxing a surfboard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grease
• oil
• lubricate
• slick
• wash
• wet
• soak
• water
• bathe
• drench
• douse
• souse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rough
• roughen
• dry
• coarsen
• sear
• dehydrate
• parch

2

as in to cream

slang to defeat by a large margin

I can't believe I bet on a football team that ended up getting waxed 45-0

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cream
• whip
• skin
• trim
• bomb
• bury
• overcome
• dust
• shellac
• paste
• smoke
• throw
• master
• flatten
• upset
• blow away
• smother
• rout
• top
• beat
• annihilate
• thrash
• take
• snow under
• overwhelm
• skunk
• beat the pants off
• drub
• clobber
• eat alive
• cap
• run circles around
• sweep
• destroy
• trounce
• surpass
• score
• lick
• exceed
• wipe the floor with
• succeed
• best
• wallop
• worst
• whomp
• conquer
• whop
• whup
• dispatch
• better
• crush
• finish
• tromp
• prevail (over)
• win (against)
• triumph (over)
• slaughter
• subdue
• surmount
• eclipse
• subjugate
• hurdle
• overtop
• overthrow
• vanquish
• knock over
• ace (out)
• transcend
• excel
• outdo
• overpower
• edge (out)
• flourish
• overbear
• outshine
• outstrip
• knock off
• outdistance
• pip
• break
• overmatch
• sink
• nose out
• upend
• outfight
• do in

wax

2 of 2

verb (2)

1

as in to increase

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number

the commitment of the young volunteers to the cause seems to wax and wane

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increase
• rise
• swell
• accelerate
• expand
• climb
• roll up
• accumulate
• multiply
• intensify
• spread
• mushroom
• mount
• balloon
• proliferate
• boom
• snowball
• gain
• build up
• enlarge
• surge
• appreciate
• escalate
• jump
• rocket
• burgeon
• bulk
• heighten
• peak
• puff (up)
• redouble
• inflate
• skyrocket
• blow up
• distend
• crest
• crescendo

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decrease
• contract
• diminish
• recede
• lessen
• wane
• dwindle

2

as in to become

to eventually have as a state or quality

waxed poetic whenever he wrote to his girlfriend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• become
• get
• grow
• go
• come
• turn
• run
• change
• modify
• transform
• alter
• metamorphose
• transmute
• mutate
• transfigure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• be
• remain
• continue
• stay
• linger
• abide

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wax

Verb

First, corporate profits have been waxing much faster than GDP. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026

Why Bruno Mars is a musical unicorn To wax rhapsodic about Mars as an executor of charm is commonplace. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026

Inside the visitor center's trading post and gift shop, waxed, plastic saucer sleds are available for purchase. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026

Ernie Johnson just wants to talk about basketball, but Sir Charles prefers to wax on about Artemis mission being a waste of money and Kalshi. —Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026

Phrases Containing wax

• ball of wax