Synonyms for purging

Most common

blood · witch-hunt · vomiting · purgation · sin · vomit · defecation

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing A removal of undesirable people.

Related words

Phrases

purging cassia purging nut purging place

Forms

Plural

purgings → purgations, witch-hunts, vomitings, bloods…

Example sentences

• blood I'm anxious to know the results of the blood test.
• vomiting Tom was projectile vomiting all over the kitchen.
• sin Judaism doesn't believe in heritable original sin.
• vomit Sometimes I see blades of grass in my cat's vomit.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

sin¹

5 letters

blood¹, vomit²

8 letters

vomiting³

9 letters

purgation

10 letters

defecation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vomit² = 2 syllables).