verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of brainwash form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

alienatebeat intobrainwashingcatechizeconditioncorrupt

Antonyms

All antonyms

unbrainwashed

Example

More examples

""You're being brainwashed by the media!" "What are you talking about?""

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.