Definitions

wash up

VERB

consume

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb deplete devour dominate drain eat up employ exhaust expend obsess preoccupy spend waste

STRONG

apply dissipate drivel engross finish go lavish lessen monopolize squander trifle utilize vanish

WEAK

avail oneself of finish up fritter away frivol away go through have recourse to profit by put away put to use run out of run through throw away wear out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fill save

STRONG

appear create hoard

WEAK

accumulate build collect construct fast gather neglect not use starve store

VERB

deplete

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt decrease diminish drain empty expend impoverish lessen reduce sap squander undermine use up weaken

STRONG

bleed draw evacuate finish milk spend waste

WEAK

dig into dry up suck dry

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend fill grow increase raise save strengthen

STRONG

hoard

WEAK

add augment give

VERB

exhaust

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deplete dissipate drain dry empty impoverish run out squander

STRONG

bankrupt devour dispel disperse draw eat expend finish spend strain void waste

WEAK

bleed dry eat up run through suck dry take last of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fill hoard save

STRONG

build collect create garner gather keep maintain preserve

WEAK

animate invigorate refresh replenish

VERB

expend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ante up consume disburse dispense dissipate put out use up

STRONG

blow distribute employ finish give pay splurge

WEAK

dish out foot the bill fork out go through lay out outlay pay out shell out spring for throw money at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accumulate collect gather hoard save

STRONG

hold keep maintain store

VERB

finish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

go spend

STRONG

deplete devour dispatch drain drink eat empty exhaust expend use

WEAK

dispose of run through

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain fill hold keep

WEAK

maintain save store

VERB

lave

Synonyms

STRONG

bath bathe bubble cleanse dip douse drench float hose imbue immerse lap launder moisten rinse scour scrub shampoo shine shower slosh soak soap sponge starch swab wet wipe

WEAK

brush up clean up do the dishes do the laundry fresh up freshen up take a bath take a shower tub

Antonyms

STRONG

dehydrate dirty dry ignore

VERB

run through

Synonyms

WEAK

blow consume dissipate exhaust expend finish fritter away lose spend squander throw away

Antonyms

WEAK

hoard save

VERB

wash

Synonyms

STRONGEST

douse drench float hose moisten rinse scrub shower soak wet wipe

STRONG

bath bubble cleanse dip imbue immerse lap launder lave scour shampoo shine slosh soap sponge starch swab tub

WEAK

brush up clean up do the dishes do the laundry fresh up freshen up take a bath take a shower

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dehydrate dry

STRONG

dirty ignore

NOUN

toilet

Synonyms

STRONG

ablutions attire dressing grooming makeup toilette

WEAK

getting ready tidy-up wash-up

Example Sentences

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This makes the precise consequences very difficult to predict, but this new wave of inflation from the Gulf will wash up on the shores of the rest of the globe, including here in the UK.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Detainees were being served food on paper clam-shell to-go boxes, rather than regular trays, a staffer said, because the facility lacked employees to wash up at the end of mealtimes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

"It was always going to wash up here."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025

Scientists are able to study the creatures only when they wash up on a beach.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

They sat with their heels dug into the sand and watched the bleak sea wash up at their feet.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

wash up

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