Synonyms for laundry
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Laundromat
laundromat US AU NZ, launderette, washateria
Other
wash house, lavatory formal dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A laundering; a washing.
In our family of five, we have to do the laundry every other day.
- n. 2
A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- laundries → washings, washes, laundromats, launderettes…
Example sentences
- wash About how many times a month do you wash your car?
- launderette I never wanted to go to the launderette with my mom.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| laundry | rising | |
| wash | rising | |
| launderette | rising | |
| washateria | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- wash1
- 7 letters
- washing2
- 8 letters
- lavatory4
- 10 letters
- laundromat3, washateria
- 11 letters
- launderette
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (washing2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- buanderie
- Deutsch
- Waschküche