Definition for Washout:

• the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water ( as from a roadway); " from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"

Synonyms for Washout:

• n.

  •
  • bitumen,
  • gradient,
  • double yellow line,
  • gravel,
  • asphalt,
  • cobble,
  • blacktop,
  • chippings,
  • flagstone,
  • cobblestones.
  •
  • thrive.
  •crash (noun)
  • pileup,
  • percussion,
  • bump,
  • thud,
  • thump,
  • impact,
  • smash,
  • jolt,
  • concussion,
  • ditch,
  • smashup,
  • jar,
  • accident,
  • crunch,
  • ram,
  • shock,
  • collapse.
  •debacle (noun)
  • ruin,
  • reversal,
  • ruination,
  • drubbing,
  • overthrow,
  • breakdown,
  • downfall,
  • trouncing,
  • shellacking,
  • defeat,
  • dissolution,
  • beating,
  • devastation,
  • Vanquishment,
  • Defeasance.
  •disappointment (noun)
  • dud,
  • drag,
  • misfortune,
  • blow,
  • mischance,
  • setback,
  • downer,
  • impasse,
  • bummer,
  • blind alley,
  • miscalculation,
  • letdown,
  • bringdown,
  • faux pas,
  • error,
  • fizzle,
  • flash in the pan,
  • errors,
  • calamity,
  • inefficacy,
  • discouragement,
  • old one-two,
  • obstacle,
  • blunder,
  • bitter pill,
  • mishap,
  • mistake,
  • false alarm.
  •disaster (noun)
  • cataclysm,
  • depression,
  • act of god,
  • undoing,
  • bane,
  • harm,
  • fall,
  • holocaust,
  • bale,
  • catastrophe,
  • rough,
  • hazard,
  • misadventure,
  • mess,
  • collision,
  • affliction,
  • exigency,
  • casualty,
  • reverse,
  • bad news,
  • hot water,
  • grief,
  • blight,
  • bad luck,
  • rock,
  • tragedy,
  • emergency,
  • adversity,
  • stroke,
  • flood,
  • woe.
  •dud (noun)
  • bomb.
  •failure (noun)
  • abortion,
  • bankruptcy,
  • botch,
  • born loser,
  • total loss,
  • deficit,
  • loafer,
  • deadbeat,
  • implosion,
  • moocher,
  • also-ran,
  • nonsuccess,
  • stalemate,
  • decline,
  • deficiency,
  • might-have-been,
  • turkey,
  • deterioration,
  • insolvent,
  • derelict,
  • failing,
  • checkmate,
  • false step,
  • nonperformer,
  • rupture,
  • nonperformance,
  • bum,
  • incompetent,
  • has-been,
  • bungle,
  • lead balloon,
  • nobody,
  • lumpy,
  • loss,
  • prodigal,
  • frustration,
  • no-good,
  • misstep,
  • stoppage,
  • decay,
  • miscarriage,
  • bankrupt,
  • sinking ship,
  • inadequacy,
  • castaway,
  • underachiever,
  • defaulter,
  • good-for-nothing.
  •fiasco (noun)
  • botched situations,
  • dumb thing do,
  • dumb tricks.
  •flop (noun)
  • non starter,
  • non starters,
  • non-starters.
  •process (noun)
  • wash.
  •rout (noun)
  • re treats,
  • clobberings,
  • re-treat,
  • hidings,
  • re-treats.
  •unsuccess (noun)
  • un-successes,
  • un-success,
  • un success,
  • un successes.
  •unsuccessfulness (noun)
  • un-successfulnesses,
  • un-successfulness,
  • un successfulness,
  • un successfulnesses.
  •washout (noun)
  • gully,
  • erosion,
  • bust,
  • downpour.

• v.

  •crash (verb)
  • drop,
  • pitch,
  • sprawl,
  • upset,
  • pancake,
  • plunge,
  • slip,
  • topple,
  • dive,
  • collide,
  • meet,
  • tumble,
  • bite the dust,
  • overturn.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • lemon.
  •
  • wreck.

Paraphrases for Washout:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    wash, failure.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    withdrawal, phase-out, disposal.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    lavage, Flushing.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    washing, weaning.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    washing, rinse, rinsing, fiasco, Handwashing, scrubber, laundry.

Antonyms for Washout:

• n.

  • debacle
    boon, miracle, wonder.
  • disappointment
    help, relief, comfort, boost, happiness, pleasure.
  • disaster
    good fortune, blessing, good luck, win, prosperity.
  • failure
    achievement, merit, achiever, accomplishment, attainment, earnings, gain.
  • washout
    triumph, success.
  • Other antonyms:
    crackerjack, corker, dandy, jim-dandy, phenomenon.

Hypernym for Washout:

• n.

  • process
    rain-wash.

Hyponym for Washout:

• n.

  • process
    soil erosion.
  • shape
    groove, channel.