Definition for Cleaning:

• The act of making clean.

Synonyms for Cleaning:

• adj.

  •cathartic (adjective)
  • purgative.

• n.

  •
  • housebroken,
  • domesticated.
  •act (noun)
  • cleansing.
  •cleansing (noun)
  • purgation,
  • disinfection,
  • scouring,
  • Dusting,
  • ablution,
  • catharsis,
  • emetic,
  • brushing,
  • Lustral,
  • Depurative,
  • purificatory,
  • Shampooing.

• v.

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

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • KP,
  • housework,
  • cleanliness,
  • homemaker.
  •cleansing
  • purification,
  • detergent.
  •Other relevant words:
  • autoclave,
  • Nibbling,
  • distillation,
  • polishing,
  • sewerage,
  • cleanness,
  • wringer,
  • napkin,
  • Sprucing,
  • serviette,
  • steam cleaning,
  • Flushing,
  • Laving,
  • scan,
  • sponge bath,
  • lavation,
  • currycomb,
  • shower,
  • unclothing,
  • toothpick,
  • looting,
  • clarification,
  • scrub brush,
  • mop up,
  • clean up,
  • Fining,
  • Culling,
  • duster,
  • hackle,
  • get ready,
  • scrape up,
  • profit,
  • dry cleaning,
  • towel,
  • dustpan,
  • Fairing,
  • sweep,
  • Dabbing,
  • baring,
  • drainage,
  • drenching,
  • beaking,
  • grooming,
  • sweep up,
  • washboard,
  • Dialyzing,
  • bathing,
  • hose,
  • wisp,
  • denuding,
  • flood,
  • purity,
  • clarifying,
  • defeat,
  • Depriving,
  • dishwasher,
  • scour,
  • separation,
  • scavenging,
  • completing,
  • rubbing,
  • facecloth,
  • whisk,
  • Overhauling,
  • swabbing,
  • Plucking,
  • Abstergent,
  • irrigation,
  • Pecking,
  • crackdown,
  • clearance,
  • Sheering,
  • plundering,
  • Epuration,
  • Newing,
  • wipe out,
  • dishcloth,
  • Sudarium,
  • Mundation,
  • disinvesting,
  • toothbrush,
  • keening,
  • Perfecting,
  • footing,
  • rifling,
  • netting,
  • clear,
  • Lustration,
  • Blanking,
  • Expurgatory,
  • diuretic,
  • housecleaning,
  • trimming,
  • Despoiling,
  • rinsing,
  • handkerchief,
  • washer,
  • cleanup spot,
  • Blaming,
  • Tubbing,
  • bullying,
  • cleanse,
  • dismantling,
  • foraying,
  • Colature,
  • mop,
  • emptying,
  • tidying up,
  • Disrobing,
  • filtration,
  • brisking,
  • cleanup position,
  • pillaging,
  • scrubber,
  • ablutions,
  • decontaminating,
  • Fainting,
  • comb,
  • leaching,
  • holystone,
  • plumbing,
  • vacuum cleaner,
  • rinse,
  • picking,
  • plunking,
  • brush off,
  • defecation,
  • scraping,
  • scrub,
  • Sweeting,
  • Wantoning,
  • brush,
  • Averaging,
  • broom,
  • undressing,
  • carpet sweeper,
  • clean out,
  • doormat,
  • tub,
  • washing machine,
  • scraper,
  • clean,
  • bath,
  • Divesting,
  • bowdlerization,
  • salvaging,
  • sponge,
  • whiting,
  • clear away,
  • polish off,
  • keep clean,
  • mopping,
  • pumice stone,
  • swab,
  • rake,
  • provoking,
  • hairbrush,
  • Piecing,
  • detersive,
  • stripping.

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.

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.