WASHES OUT Synonyms: 162 Similar and Opposite Words

washes out

verb

present tense third-person singular of wash out

as in fails

to be unsuccessful most of the participants in the tough training program washed out

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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

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as in wears

to use up all the physical energy of that last illness washed the child out completely

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as in rinses

to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse wash out your bathing suit in the sink

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Recent Examples of washes out Nitrogen washes out of soil and must be reapplied every year. — Jayash Paudel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for washes out

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The company surveyed 5,000 global, circular-conscious Gen Z consumers and found that when a garment fails, 1 in 4 consumers leave the brand.

— Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Or if the weather fails to cooperate, a moving picture show may be in order.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fails

Verb

Among the terminated is a welder, Choi Ho-seok (Sul Kyung-gu), who wears a frown so implacable that it might have been etched in steel.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Doncic loves his two daughters — Gabriela, 2, and Olivia, 10 months — and wears their initials on his shoes during games.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of wears

Verb

Because the pigment sits inside the skin instead of on top of it, this isn’t the same as a swipe of freckle pen that rinses off at night.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Plus, its self-cleaning function rinses the brushroll after each use and dumps the debris into the dirt tank.

— Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of rinses

Verb

When a reef collapses, hard corals disappear and are replaced by algae, rubble and sponges.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
For developers managing a mix of AC and DC loads, Inam says the device collapses a number of machines—including a rectifier, an inverter, backup power and energy management—into a single unit four feet square and 12 feet high.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of collapses

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In the end, Matt kills everybody who wronged him (plus several innocent people), and is forced to live as a reclusive mud monster in the sewers.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
Crime, courts and policing A man kills his teenage ex-girlfriend in Arcadia and then shoots himself.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of kills

Verb

Her absence turned silence is a form of communication, one that symbolically washes her hands of culpability.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026
On the traditional-spa side, a JetPeel facial using Augustinus Bader products essentially pressure-washes my skin with nutrient-rich serums.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026