Synonyms for wipe

Most common

rub · sponge · swab · wipeoff

All synonyms

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The act of wiping something.

   multiple wipes of a computer's hard disk

2. v. 1

   To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)

   Tom started to wipe his eyes.

Related words

Word family

wipe-breech wiper

Phrases

wipe out wipe off wet wipe wipe up wipe warmer flip wipe sky the wipe wipe away

Forms

Plural

wipes → rubs, swabs, sponges, wipeoffs…

Past participle

wiped
e.g. wiped → cleansed, depermed…

Example sentences

• rub Children often rub their eyes when they are tired.
• sponge Tom threw a soaking wet sponge at me at school today.
• swab The doctor has taken a swab from the mucous membrane.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

hit¹, rub¹

4 letters

swab¹

6 letters

sponge¹, deperm

7 letters

cleanse¹, wipeoff