Definition for Cleaning:

• The act of making clean.

Synonyms for Cleaning:

• adj.

  •cathartic (adjective)
  • Cathartical,
  • purgative.
  •refining (adjective)
  • most focusing,
  • re-fining,
  • more polishing,
  • more focusing,
  • most elevating,
  • most polishing,
  • more perfecting,
  • most clarifying,
  • more elevating,
  • most cultivating,
  • most sharpening,
  • more clarifying,
  • more distillation,
  • more honing,
  • most distillation,
  • most honing,
  • more cultivating,
  • most perfecting,
  • more sharpening,
  • re fining.

• n.

  •
  • housekeeping,
  • domesticated,
  • housebroken.
  •act (noun)
  • cleansing,
  • cleaning.
  •cleansing (noun)
  • sanitation,
  • Shampooing,
  • emetic,
  • prophylaxis,
  • ablution,
  • brushing,
  • soaking,
  • disinfection,
  • deodorizing,
  • antisepsis,
  • purgation,
  • scalding,
  • delousing,
  • sterilization,
  • scouring,
  • Dusting,
  • Depurative,
  • catharsis,
  • Lustral,
  • disinfectant,
  • purificatory.
  •purge (noun)
  • ex purgation,
  • dis positions,
  • ex-termination,
  • dis position,
  • reign terror,
  • dis-position,
  • ex-terminations,
  • abstersions,
  • dis-positions,
  • ex purgations,
  • ex terminations,
  • ex-purgation,
  • ex-purgations.
  •refinement (noun)
  • drainings,
  • processings,
  • pro-cessing,
  • filterings,
  • pro cessing,
  • detersions.

• v.

  •cleaning (verb)
  • sweeping,
  • ordering,
  • Wiping,
  • laundering,
  • sanitizing,
  • purging,
  • Sterilizing,
  • clearing,
  • purifying,
  • washing,
  • Disinfecting,
  • Filtering,
  • Tidying.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • odd jobs,
  • homemaker,
  • elbow grease,
  • cleanliness,
  • KP,
  • housework,
  • spring-cleaning,
  • house husband.
  •cleansing
  • purification,
  • detergent.

Paraphrases for Cleaning:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    clean-up, cleanup.
  • Proper noun, singular
    clean-up, cleanup.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    clean-up, cleanup.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    sanitizing.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    housecleaning, scrubbing.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    'scleaning.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    janitorial, sanitary.
  • Proper noun, singular
    cleaners, clearance.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    degreasing, hygiene, debugging, Flushing, purge, laundering, decontamination, lavage, remediation, housework, suction, liquidation, Lustration, purifying, clearance, spill, scrubber.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    eradicate, Eradicating, Removing, dismantling, personal, renovating, scavenging, tackling, remediating, streamlining, leaching, Restoring, Repairing, repairs, collecting, Liquidating, Erasing, resolving, Overcoming, solving, improving, Sustaining, settling, Disposing, sparing, Deleting, freeing, Wiping, fixing, Introducing, Nurturing, shining, withdrawing, packing, sweeping, reviewing, kidnapping, Treating, being, Dusting, range, mopping, picking, serving, dumping, Storing, blowing, sam, trimming, vetting, drawing, stripping, keeping, dropping, making, Doing, clearing, degreasing, scrubbing, debugging, Flushing, laundering, purifying.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    clean, cleanliness, grooming.
  • Proper noun, singular
    clean, clearing, cleanliness, cleaner.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    clearing, cleanliness, cleaner, wipe, grooming.

Cleaning Sentence Examples:

• Shade was getting well fast, and with troubled eyes Arch saw him sitting up in a chair and cleaning his Winchester.

• Mrs. James assisted Rachel with the housework as it was cleaning - day, and so everyone was engaged when an automobile stopped in front of the house.

Hypernym for Cleaning:

• n.

  • act
    sanitation, scrub, epilation, disinfestation, purification, sanitization, dry cleaning, purging, depilation, sterilization, scouring, bathing, spring-cleaning, sterilisation, sweeping, washup, scrubbing, sanitisation, purge, housecleaning.

Hyponym for Cleaning:

• n.

  • act
    improvement.