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Synonyms for cleaning

Most common

clean-up cleansing

All synonyms

Noun

1. Cleansing

clean-up, cleansing

Other

glean

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The process of making something clean; a freeing from filth or dirt.

Forms

Plural
cleanings → clean-ups, cleansings, gleans…

Example sentences

  • cleansing It's not a toothpaste, it's a face-cleansing foam!

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cleaningsteady
cleansingrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
glean1
9 letters
cleansing2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cleansing2 = 2 syllables).

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