What is another word for cleansing?

Need synonyms for cleansing? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead.

Contexts ▼▲ Noun An act of cleaning or purifying something An act of purifying in a moral or religious sense An act or process of immersing and washing one's body in the water The process of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions The act of abstaining from, or eating very little, food Adjective Intended to clean something thoroughly, especially the skin Relating to detergents or their action Of or pertaining to abstersion Tending to refine, or in the process of being refined Verb Present participle for to rid of dirt or impurities Present participle for to rid of something (morally) defiling Present participle for to remove contaminants or impurities from Present participle for clean, polish thoroughly Present participle for to ventilate or purify the air within a space or area Present participle for cleanse Present participle for to sanitize a surface or area Present participle for to physically remove or eliminate Present participle for to revamp something to make it look new again Present participle for to restore (someone) to a physically sound or healthy condition Present participle for to untangle or arrange (the hair) by drawing a comb through it Present participle for to remove or clear a block or obstruction from Present participle for to cover, fasten, strap or bind with a bandage … more ▼ ▲ Noun ▲ An act of cleaning or purifying something purification bathing cleaning disinfection flushing rinsing sanitization scrubbing washing decontamination sterilizationUS sterilisationUK fumigation delousing smoking catharsis purge pasteurisationUK pasteurizationUS cleanup abstersion clearing depollution reclamation housecleaning detoxification ablution tidying sanitation vacuuming shampooing sweeping antisepsis housework purgation brushing prophylaxis dusting deodorisingUK scouring deodorizingUS spring-cleaning tidiness housekeeping sewing tidying up chores administration homemaking mopping laundering housecraft cooking ironing management stewardship domestic science domestic art bed-making home economics more ❯ Noun ▲ An act of purifying in a moral or religious sense sanctification purification ablution absolution expiation expurgation grace rebirth redemption regeneration salvation purge purgation atonement baptism catharsis forgiveness lustration Noun ▲ An act or process of immersing and washing one's body in the water bath shower wash washing douche cleaning bathe soak ablution dip scrubbing toilet laving soaping sponging soaking scrub shampoo douse dousing gargle immersion bed bath bubble bath mud bath sponge bath lavation clean purification showering shampooing launder laundering rinse sponge wash-down bathing lavage ablutions clean up wash and brush up decontamination lavatory plunge splash submersion drenching dunking sousing swim saturation steeping ducking paddle dive more ❯ Noun ▲ The process of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance refinement distillation depuration refining purification rarefaction filtering clarification processing rectification clarifying concentration filtration sifting straining treating treatment cleaning detersion draining purifying sanitization decontamination disinfection lustration lavation washing bathing laving Noun ▲ The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions catharsis deliverance release purification purgation abreaction lustration purging exorcism freeing relief ablution depuration expurgation liberation ridding emotional release freeing up expulsion adjuration driving out casting out Noun ▲ The act of abstaining from, or eating very little, food fast fasting abstention abstinence diet starvation deprivation hunger period of abstinence period of fasting xerophagy famine famishment hunger strike Adjective ▲ Intended to clean something thoroughly, especially the skin purging laxative purgative emetic emptying releasing cathartic purifying depurative intense emotional liberating aperient evacuant lenitive eccoprotic cleaning relieving delivering exorcisingUK freeing abreactive lustral ridding exorcizingUS cathartical evacuative excretory expulsive eliminatory eliminative purgatorial expiatory purificatory aperitive physic lustrative “Consider using a cleansing cream on your face and neck. Avoid excessive bathing. Moisturize.” Adjective ▲ Relating to detergents or their action detergent cleaning abstergent detersive purifying surface-active ablutionary ablutive washing Adjective ▲ Of or pertaining to abstersion abstersory abstersive Adjective ▲ Tending to refine, or in the process of being refined refining purifying decontaminating sanitisingUK sanitizingUS filtering cleaning polishing Verb ▲ Present participle for to rid of dirt or impurities cleaning washing bathing deterging laundering rinsing sanitisingUK sanitizingUS scrubbing purifying scouring clarifying decontaminating disinfecting lustrating GIing refining restoring sterilisingUK sterilizingUS cleaning up making clean turning out rinsing out laving sluicing soaping swilling washing down sponging flushing swabbing washing out shampooing drenching dousing wiping washing up hosing down showering irrigating douching scrubbing down lathering hosing sluicing down having a bath taking a bath taking a shower mopping dipping freshening soaking doing absterging washing away gargling wetting cleaning out washing off freshening up rinsing your mouth swilling down dry-cleaning doing the laundry polishing flossing draining flooding moistening syringing slooshing clearing splashing ejecting doing the dishes slooshing down washing lightly outing watering tubbing flushing away flushing out brushing up eliminating erasing swishing using mouthwash removing valeting scrubbing off sponging out cleaning off wiping off rinsing off taking out doing the washing washing and iron washing and press more ❯ “Lime juice was sprinkled over it to thoroughly cleanse the surface.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to rid of something (morally) defiling purifying purging sanctifying absolving delivering freeing relieving shriving clearing ridding emptying stripping voiding lustrating unburdening redeeming exculpating exorcizingUS exorcisingUK exonerating atoning banishing expelling dismissing removing casting out getting free of ridding oneself of driving out escaping from getting rid of freeing oneself of forcing out pardoning excusing forgiving expiating chastening divesting disencumbering disburdening releasing disembarrassing atoning for liberating unloading freeing from lightening freeing from sin disabusing shedding making free getting rid more ❯ “It is based on the supposition that his confession to a stranger will completely cleanse him of his sins.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to remove contaminants or impurities from distilling purifying filtering clarifying clearing refining cleaning processing treating garbling rarefying fining decontaminating rectifying sanitisingUK sanitizingUS sublimating disinfecting fractionating separating subliming depurating sterilizingUS sterilisingUK fumigating depolluting washing antisepticizing pasteurizingUS autoclaving pasteurisingUK purging deterging elutriating straining sifting getting rid of impurities deodorizingUS making pure cauterizingUS detoxifying cleaning out bathing making sterile cauterisingUK cleaning thoroughly deodorisingUK making sanitary concentrating rendering making clean melting reclaiming incapacitating bleaching changing making germ-free desexualizing melting down making clear freshening upholding detoxicating sanitating sanctifying getting rid of impurities from removing impurities from redeeming delousing circulating smoking vaporizingUS lustrating delivering relieving unburdening freeing disinfesting vaporisingUK smoking out neutralizingUS making safe cleaning up neutralisingUK sieving liquating boiling filtrating exculpating rarifying edulcorating remitting exonerating expiating more ❯ Verb ▲ Present participle for clean, polish thoroughly scouring buffing cleaning polishing rubbing scrubbing washing abrading burnishing furbishing flushing purging whitening wiping dighting shining brushing buffing up mopping pumicing sanding Verb ▲ Present participle for to ventilate or purify the air within a space or area freshening aerating ventilating oxygenating airing purifying refreshing fanning cooling deodorisingUK deodorizingUS depolluting sweetening airing out Verb ▲ Present participle for cleanse moisturisingUK moisturizingUS conditioning creaming massaging nourishing oiling soothing treating Verb ▲ Present participle for to sanitize a surface or area cleaning up cleaning sanitisingUK sanitizingUS washing tidying smartening blitzing tidying up sprucing up clearing up tarting up mopping up clearing away Verb ▲ Present participle for to physically remove or eliminate doing away with ridding removing clearing stripping erasing eliminating eradicating cutting shedding gutting purging expunging lifting getting rid of clearing away rooting out weeding out wiping out disposing of routing out cleaning out scouring liquidating shaking out exterminating excluding destroying demolishing abolishing annihilating extinguishing stamping out blotting out obliterating cancelingUS cancellingUK effacing excising killing razing extirpating squashing quashing rubbing out snuffing out cleaning up wiping from the face of the earth uprooting sweeping away putting an end to blacking out crushing cutting out exsecting putting a stop to putting down overthrowing decimating wasting zapping totalling offing scratching trashing totaling torpedoing scrubbing taking out washing out finishing off shooting down putting paid to wiping off the map wiping off the face of the earth Verb ▲ Present participle for to revamp something to make it look new again renovating revamping restoring repairing refurbishing remodelingUS remodellingUK reconditioning reconstructing overhauling rebuilding renewing modernisingUK modernizingUS mending improving fixing rehabilitating refitting remaking redeveloping redecorating updating refreshing patching upgrading reforming reconstituting doctoring revitalisingUK revitalizingUS rehabbing refurnishing reviving revivifying sprucing recreating retreading resuscitating gentrifying doing resurrecting rekindling cleaning reactivating retrieving fixing up doing up making over sprucing up bringing up to date vamping up bringing up to code face-lifting tarting up gussying up giving something a facelift Verb ▲ Present participle for to restore (someone) to a physically sound or healthy condition curing healing treating remedying rehabilitating relieving alleviating easing medicating rehabbing restoring amending improving palliating salving allaying assuaging doctoring helping nursing bettering dosing making well attending to ministering to treating successfully making healthy restoring to health making whole making better Verb ▲ Present participle for to untangle or arrange (the hair) by drawing a comb through it combing grooming untangling arranging disentangling dressing straightening currying neatening raking tidying adjusting rasping scraping smoothing smoothing out sorting unsnarling laying smooth running through getting knots out of Verb ▲ Present participle for to remove or clear a block or obstruction from unblocking unclogging clearing freeing emptying opening unloading vacating voiding disencumbering loosening unloosing unpacking disentangling clearing out cleaning out freeing up Verb ▲ Present participle for to cover, fasten, strap or bind with a bandage dressing bandaging binding covering swathing plastering swaddling treating wrapping attending cauterisingUK cauterizingUS healing sterilisingUK sterilizingUS binding up sewing up giving first aid putting a plaster on putting a bandage on putting a dressing on Find more words! Another word for Opposite of Meaning of Rhymes with Sentences with Find word forms Translate from English Translate to English Words With Friends Scrabble Crossword / Codeword Words starting with Words ending with Words containing exactly Words containing letters Pronounce Find conjugations Find names From Afrikaans From Albanian From Amharic From Arabic From Armenian From Azerbaijani From Basque From Belarusian From Bengali From Bosnian From Bulgarian From Catalan From Cebuano From Chichewa From Chinese From Corsican From Croatian From Czech From Danish From Dutch From Esperanto From Estonian From Farsi From Filipino From Finnish From French From Frisian From Galician From Georgian From German From Greek From Gujarati From Haitian Creole From Hausa From Hebrew From Hindi From Hmong From Hungarian From Icelandic From Igbo From Indonesian From Irish From Italian From Japanese From Javanese From Kannada From Kazakh From Khmer From Korean From Kurdish From Kyrgyz From Lao From Latin From Latvian From Lithuanian From Luxembourgish From Macedonian From Malagasy From Malay From Malayalam From Maltese From Maori From Marathi From Mongolian From Burmese From Nepali From Norwegian From Polish From Portuguese From Punjabi From Romanian From Russian From Samoan From Scots Gaelic From Serbian From Sesotho From Shona From Sinhala From Slovak From Slovenian From Somali From Spanish From Sundanese From Swahili From Swedish From Tajik From Tamil From Telugu From Thai From Turkish From Ukrainian From Urdu From Uzbek From Vietnamese From Welsh From Xhosa From Yiddish From Yoruba From Zulu To Afrikaans To Albanian To Amharic To Arabic To Armenian To Azerbaijani To Basque To Belarusian To Bengali To Bosnian To Bulgarian To Catalan To Cebuano To Chichewa To Chinese To Corsican To Croatian To Czech To Danish To Dutch To Esperanto To Estonian To Farsi To Filipino To Finnish To French To Frisian To Galician To Georgian To German To Greek To Gujarati To Haitian Creole To Hausa To Hebrew To Hindi To Hmong To Hungarian To Icelandic To Igbo To Indonesian To Irish To Italian To Japanese To Javanese To Kannada To Kazakh To Khmer To Korean To Kurdish To Kyrgyz To Lao To Latin To Latvian To Lithuanian To Luxembourgish To Macedonian To Malagasy To Malay To Malayalam To Maltese To Maori To Marathi To Mongolian To Burmese To Nepali To Norwegian To Polish To Portuguese To Punjabi To Romanian To Russian To Samoan To Scots Gaelic To Serbian To Sesotho To Shona To Sinhala To Slovak To Slovenian To Somali To Spanish To Sundanese To Swahili To Swedish To Tajik To Tamil To Telugu To Thai To Turkish To Ukrainian To Urdu To Uzbek To Vietnamese To Welsh To Xhosa To Yiddish To Yoruba To Zulu English French Afrikaans Word Albanian Word Arabic Word Bengali Word Chinese Word Croatian Word Czech Word Danish Word Dutch Word English Word Finnish Word French Word German Word Greek Word Hindi Word Hungarian Word Icelandic Word Indonesian Word Italian Word Japanese Word Korean Word Latin Word Malay Word Malayalam Word Marathi Word Nepali Word Norwegian Word Polish Word Portuguese Word Romanian Word Russian Word Serbian Word Slovak Word Spanish Word Swahili Word Swedish Word Tamil Word Telugu Word Thai Word Turkish Word Ukrainian Word Uzbek Word Vietnamese Word Welsh Word All words 2-letter words 3-letter words 4-letter words 5-letter words 6-letter words 7-letter words 8-letter words 9-letter words 10-letter words 11-letter words 12-letter words 13-letter words 14-letter words Plural of Singular of Past tense of Present tense of Verb for Adjective for Adverb for Noun for Meaning of name Origin of name Names meaning Names starting with Names of origin cleansing Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search Advanced Word Finder Related Words and Phrases clean cleanse cleaned cleaning cleanser cleanliness cleaner cleanness cleanly cleansed cleanable cleanest cleanlinesses cleaners cleansings cleannesses cleans cleanings cleanses cleanlier cleanliest cleansingly cleanlily cleansers cleansable See Also What is the opposite of cleansing? Sentences with the word cleansing Words that rhyme with cleansing What is the plural of cleansing? What is the adverb for cleansing? What is the adjective for cleansing? What is the noun for cleansing? What is another word for cleanse? Translations for cleansing Use our Synonym Finder Nearby Words cleansing agent cleansing cream cleansingly cleansing milk cleansings cleans it up cleans house clean-shavenness clean-shaven cleanses cleansers cleanser 9-letter Words Starting With c cl cle clea clean cleans cleansi cleansin