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whitewashed

VERB

cover up the truth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gloss over

STRONG

blanch camouflage conceal exonerate extenuate launder liberate paint palliate sugarcoat suppress varnish veneer vindicate white whiten

WEAK

make light of

Antonyms

STRONG

accuse blame condemn reveal sentence show strip uncover

WEAK

expose tell truth

Example Sentences

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Estrada disagrees with calls to completely remove Chavez from murals, and thinks they should be renovated and updated rather than "whitewashed".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The name suggests altitude, and this whitewashed village of barely 2,000 in the Algarve region is only a half-hour’s drive inland from the beach town of Albufeira and its package-tour mobs but feels centuries away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The 2021 champions were whitewashed 3-0 in Pakistan and are missing key players through injury, notably star pacemen Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

“It’s clear the administration wants a whitewashed story, if you’ll pardon the pun there. And that’s wrong.”

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

The interior of Madoc’s house is whitewashed plaster and massive, rough-cut wooden beams.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black