Synonyms for cleansing
- noun
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Purifying
Other
detersion, abstersion dated
Adjective
1. Purgative
Other
detergent, abstersory, ablutionary, smectic rare
Definitions
- n. 1
The process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
Regular skin cleansing may help to prevent acne.
- adj. 1
That cleanses.
Apply the cleansing cream to your skin.
Related words
- Phrases
- colon cleansing ethnic cleansing
Forms
- Plural
- cleansings → cleanings, clean-ups, purifyings, purifications…
Example sentences
- cleaning That dry-cleaning business is a front for the mob.
- purification You won't see protein purification in a genetics course.
- purifying Science can help us develop new methods for purifying water.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cleansing | rising | |
| cleaning | steady | |
| purification | falling | |
| purifying | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- smectic
- 8 letters
- cleaning2
- 9 letters
- detergent3, purifying4, cathartic3, purgative, purgation, detersion
- 10 letters
- lustration, abstersion, abstergent, abstersory
- 11 letters
- expurgation, ablutionary
- 12 letters
- purification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cleaning2 = 2 syllables).