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 This is not a one-time transition cost that washes out after a year of fresh data. — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Sky glow happens when light reflects off haze and dust particles in the air, creating a diffuse glow that washes out the night sky. — Harold Wallace, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025 The product washes out super easily and leaves my hair feeling noticeably silkier, even when wet. — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 30 Mar. 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 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 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 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

Verb

But too often that has become shorthand for a stodgy and unresponsive sector that fails to respond to customer demand.

— Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Standard sonar often fails in shallow waters, while cameras are blinded by shifting sands and the simple distortion of rolling ocean waves.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

Definition of fails

Verb

Rodríguez Castro wears a stainless-steel version on his left wrist.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Team Visma-Lease A Bike’s Jonas Vingegaard currently wears the yellow jersey after two stages, while Mexico’s Isaac del Toro of UAE Team Emirates won his first Tour de France stage on Sunday afternoon.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of wears

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Corruption deepened, the economy entered one of the worst collapses in modern history, and a humanitarian crisis pushed close to a third of the population out of the country.

— Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026
By contrast, Roberts’s opinion in Slaughter collapses this distinction.

— George Thomas, The Atlantic, 30 June 2026

Definition of collapses

Verb

As the glimmer of June’s full Strawberry Moon fades into the night, darker evenings allow for a better view of the Milky Way along with other celestial bodies.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Then, just as suddenly, the din fades away, the focus shifts and the election process is forgotten until the next round of howling protest.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of fades

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The vacuum and mop combo is a hands-free robot that auto-empties dirt into a 3-liter bag, self-washes the mop rollers, and auto-refills the water chamber for the next cleaning session.

— Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
In the video, backed by champagne synths and hopscotching snares, a tuxedoed Jaeychino strolls the beach in Margiela sneakers, his jacket flapping in the wind as seafoam washes ashore.

— Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026