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Synonyms for cleansing
cleans·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
cleaning, cleansing, cleanupadjective
the act of making something clean
"he gave his shoes a good cleaning"
Synonyms:
cleanup position, cleanup spot, killing, cleaning, cleanupAntonyms:
infected, adulterating, septic, adulterantablutionary, cleansingadjective
cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands
"ablutionary rituals"
Synonyms:
purifying, ablutionaryAntonyms:
septic, infected, adulterating, adulterantcleansing, purifyingadjective
acting like an antiseptic
Synonyms:
purging, purgatorial, purifying, ablutionaryAntonyms:
infected, septic, adulterant, adulterating
Dictionary of English Synonymes
cleansingnoun
Synonyms:
purification, purifyingcleansingadjective
Synonyms:
purifying, purgative, abstergent, cathartic
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
cleansingadjective
Synonyms:
detergent, abstergent, abstersive, detersive, purifyingcleansingnoun
Synonyms:
purification, detersion, purgation, abstersion, lustration, expurgation
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "cleansing":
cleaning, purification, debugging, clean-up, debug, purge, clean, cleanup, washing, cleanliness, depuration, cleaner, cleansed, clearance, purges, lustration, clearing, purging, washed, laundering, wash, purged, purifying
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1809 | clean | |
#2732 | cleaning | |
#3369 | clearance | |
#5204 | wash | |
#5377 | killing | |
#5582 | cleaner | |
#6365 | debug | |
#7162 | washing | |
#8829 | clearing | |
#9930 | cleanup | |
#11216 | debugging | |
#11416 | washed | |
#11996 | purification | |
#13253 | cleanliness | |
#14151 | cleansing | |
#19374 | laundering | |
#21908 | purge | |
#37012 | purifying | |
#43149 | purged | |
#44190 | purging | |
#44191 | cleansed | |
#81672 | purges | |
#256087 | depuration |
How to use cleansing in a sentence?
Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus:
The majority of Tel Rifaat is Arab and Turkmen, and if the PYD says it will capitalize on (its control), then this means ethnic cleansing, and this will not benefit Syria.
Recessions can be cleansing events for the economy as a whole, forcing inefficient behemoths out of business and making room for more nimble competitors who can better satisfy customer needs, this time around, the economy has changed enough following the pandemic that new business opportunities are bound to have opened up.
These instances show a glimpse into the incestuous financial services industry where quid pro quo has become the norm. The rot ... is deep and needs more cleansing.
Today life is going through unstable paces, animals slaved in cages and food exhibited in show-cases. We eat thrash, our language is brash, life is a dash and humanity is about to crash. Black is cash, party is a bash and cleansing is just a splash. Wake up, come back to nature or else a human being will just be reduced to a caricature . Let your life be naturalized, get MickeyMized.
By enslaving women, ISIS is effectively cleansing the lands of Yazidi and other minority groups of their ethnic identity.
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