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wash out

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bleach v.
cancel v.
disintegrate v.
eradicate v.
fade v.
nullify v.
obliterate v.
repeal v.
drop v.
bomb v.
flop v.

VERB

bleach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lighten

STRONG

achromatize blanch blench decolor decolorize etiolate fade peroxide

WEAK

grow pale make pale

Antonyms

WEAK

blacken darken yellow

VERB

cancel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish abort annul break off cut destroy eliminate kill remove repeal rescind revoke wipe out

STRONG

abrogate ax break countermand deface delete efface eradicate expunge obliterate off omit quash repudiate scrub sink smash squash torpedo total trash trim undo zap

WEAK

X out black out blot out cross out do away with do in finish off go back on one's word render invalid rub out scratch out stamp across strike out wipe the slate clean

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve begin build continue create enact give birth keep ratify restore sanction start validate

STRONG

add aid allow assist bear construct establish fasten fix help institute lose mend permit strengthen support

WEAK

arrange imbalance tip uphold

VERB

disintegrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break down break up come apart crumble decay decompose degenerate descend disband dismantle rot sever shatter sink splinter wither

STRONG

atomize decline deliquesce detach dilapidate disconnect disorganize disperse disunite divide molder pulverize putrefy separate spoil taint turn worsen

WEAK

break apart disimprove fade away fall to pieces take apart turn to dust wash away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build combine develop fix flourish grow improve increase join mend put together rise strengthen unite

STRONG

attach collect connect couple gather link

WEAK

meld

VERB

eradicate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish annihilate eliminate erase expunge exterminate extinguish stamp out uproot weed out wipe out

STRONG

abate demolish deracinate efface extirpate liquidate obliterate off purge raze scratch scrub squash torpedo total trash waste

WEAK

blot out do away with mow down root out rub out shoot down take out unroot

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build create ratify

STRONG

construct keep schedule set up

WEAK

aid assist establish fix help institute plant

VERB

fade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dim disappear dissolve dull evaporate vanish

STRONG

achromatize blanch bleach blench clear decolorize discolor etiolate muddy neutralize pale tarnish

WEAK

become colorless evanish grow dim lose brightness lose luster tone down

Antonyms

STRONG

brighten darken

WEAK

color sharpen strengthen

VERB

nullify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish abrogate annul invalidate negate offset quash repeal rescind restrict torpedo undo veto void wipe out

STRONG

abate annihilate ax compensate confine counteract counterbalance countervail kill limit neutralize renege scratch scrub squash trash vitiate zap

WEAK

blue pencil bring to naught call all bets off disannul forget it render null and void stamp out take out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve enact establish institute keep legalize permit ratify sanction support validate

STRONG

aid assist free help let go release revive save schedule set up

WEAK

affirm pass sanctify

VERB

obliterate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annihilate black out eliminate eradicate erase expunge exterminate knock out obscure ravage smash wipe out

STRONG

ax bog cancel cover cut defeat delete efface extirpate finish kill level liquidate nix off scratch scrub sink squash torpedo total trash waste zap

WEAK

KO X out blot out blue pencil do in finish off knock off mark out root out rub off rub out shoot down take apart take out wipe off face of earth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

add aid assist bear build create fix help revive

STRONG

begin construct initiate keep leave alone save schedule set up start

VERB

repeal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish abrogate annul cancel dismantle invalidate lift nullify rescind reverse revoke set aside void wipe out withdraw

STRONG

KO backpedal blow countermand kill nix recall renege scrub vacate zap

WEAK

X out back out call off opt out shoot down stand down throw over weasel out worm out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve build enforce establish institute keep legalize permit ratify sanction support uphold validate

WEAK

enact pass

VERB

drop

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cancel end give up leave lose stop

STRONG

abort adios cease desert discontinue dismiss disown ditch divorce forfeit forsake interrupt jilt kick quit reject relinquish remit renounce repudiate resign sacrifice scratch scrub separate shake terminate

WEAK

be alienated from break with call off cast off dust off eighty-six forget about have done with part from part with throw over waste one wipe out write off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue keep maintain start

STRONG

hold

WEAK

pursue take up

VERB

bomb

Synonyms

STRONGEST

wipe out

STRONG

flop lose

WEAK

blow it go out of business

Antonyms

STRONG

achieve succeed

WEAK

do well win

VERB

flop

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come apart fall flat fold misfire

STRONG

bomb close flummox founder miscarry

WEAK

come to nothing fall short

Antonyms

STRONG

succeed

WEAK

accomplish achieve

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wash out

The $15 million lesson was expensive, and the suspension of Kimmel was a stain that won’t wash out easily.

From Salon ● May 13, 2026

Historically, about 80% of potential pararescuemen wash out of the course, although it is often more, according to military news site Sofrep.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

Although a handful break big—think Michael Jackson, Beyoncé or Harry Styles—most wash out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Will putting a proton in the very busy nuclear environment surrounded by lots of other interacting protons and neutrons wash out the individual proton's entanglement?

From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024

Finally, when I have survived the worst, opening my eyes underwater, sniffing water into my sinuses and snorting it out, and even gargling repeatedly to wash out my throat, I’m functional enough to help Finnick.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

wash out

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