Synonyms for Cleansing:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • cleansing,
  • purifying.
  •cathartic (adjective)
  • purgative,
  • Cathartical.

• n.

  •ablution (noun)
  • cleansings,
  • lavations,
  • decontamination,
  • lavation.
  •antiseptic (noun)
  • antiseptic.
  •bath (noun)
  • spongings,
  • soapings,
  • dousings,
  • lavings.
  •catharsis (noun)
  • purification,
  • release,
  • purge.
  •cleansing (noun)
  • ablutionary,
  • cleanup.
  •distillate (noun)
  • distillation.
  •distillation (noun)
  • re fining,
  • re-fining,
  • re finings,
  • refinings,
  • re-finings.

• v.

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

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • bowdlerization,
  • chastening,
  • scavenging,
  • sanitation,
  • Lustration,
  • discharge,
  • pain-killing,
  • Benumbing,
  • penitential,
  • filtration,
  • Squaring,
  • clean,
  • freeing,
  • heal,
  • Mitigating,
  • balmy,
  • Brightening,
  • scouring,
  • ascetic,
  • cleanup position,
  • tub,
  • repentant,
  • Repenting,
  • rubbing,
  • propitiatory,
  • alleviative,
  • diuretic,
  • redressing,
  • apologetic,
  • Abstergent,
  • detersive,
  • lenitive,
  • laxative,
  • redeeming,
  • numbing,
  • soothing,
  • Sanctifying,
  • balsamic,
  • Lustral,
  • softening,
  • washing out,
  • decontaminating,
  • Subduing,
  • sanitization,
  • scrub,
  • reprieve,
  • polishing,
  • drenching,
  • grooming,
  • purgation,
  • deliverance,
  • refinement,
  • Relieving,
  • defecation,
  • expurgation,
  • analgesic,
  • lustrative,
  • Dialyzing,
  • ablutions,
  • Alleviating,
  • expiatory,
  • rinsing,
  • assuasive,
  • irrigation,
  • housecleaning,
  • brushing,
  • recover,
  • purgatorial,
  • Depuration,
  • cleanse,
  • emetic,
  • Laving,
  • abstention,
  • demulcent,
  • anodyne,
  • deadening,
  • Abstersion,
  • suspension,
  • anesthetic,
  • sterilization,
  • Righting,
  • restore to health,
  • starvation,
  • Dulling,
  • Expurgatory,
  • cleanly,
  • bathing,
  • clarifying,
  • gushing,
  • Sweepings,
  • Tubbing,
  • emollient,
  • reclamatory,
  • dressing,
  • Detersion,
  • flood,
  • shower,
  • Burnishing,
  • compensatory,
  • reparatory,
  • detergent,
  • sponge bath,
  • restitutive,
  • aperient,
  • Piacular,
  • remedial,
  • intermission,
  • cleanup spot,
  • purificatory,
  • Atoning,
  • Deobstruent,
  • Shampooing,
  • easing,
  • steam cleaning,
  • respite,
  • Flushing,
  • Reparative,
  • palliative,
  • clarification,
  • rinse,
  • surcease,
  • dry cleaning,
  • Eliminating,
  • Depurative,
  • redemptive,
  • removal,
  • Recompensing,
  • stripping,
  • care for,
  • mitigative.

Paraphrases for Cleansing:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    cleansed.
  • Proper noun, singular
    cleanup.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    purifying, cleanup.

• Forward Entailment

  • Adjective
    cleaner.
  • Verb, past tense
    cleaned.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    purge.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    Narcotics, clearing.
  • Noun, plural
    spills, Plants.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Lustration, Depuration, scrubbing, disinfection, degreasing, detoxification, decontamination, treatment, liquidation, clearing, hygiene, sewage, Flushing, reclamation, grooming, housekeeping.
  • Verb, past tense
    washed, washing.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Rehabilitating, Eradicating, stabilizing, dismantling, Liquidating, scavenging, Wiping, collecting, remediating, Ridding, sweeping, Overcoming, Introducing, Treating, reviewing, Dusting, blowing, being, stripping, trimming, freeing, keeping, purifying, scrubbing, washing, clearing.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    cleanliness.
  • Proper noun, singular
    cleanliness, washing, cleaner.
  • Noun, plural
    cleansers.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    purges, cleanliness, purge, washing, cleaner, extermination, sanitization, genocide.

Antonyms for Cleansing:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    contamination, pollution, desecration, adulterating, perversion, corruption, adulterant, septic, violation, profanation, debasement, defilement, infected, blasphemy.