Synonyms for washing
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The action of the verb to wash.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- washings → laundries, launderings, ablutions, lavations…
Example sentences
- laundry Could you send someone up to pick up some laundry?
- laundering They were involved in a money laundering scheme.
- ablution Sami performed ablution for the evening prayer.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| washing | steady | |
| laundry | rising | |
| laundering | rising | |
| ablution | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- laundry2
- 8 letters
- ablution3, lavation
- 10 letters
- laundering3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (laundry2 = 2 syllables).