Purging

Synonyms for "purging" (117 found)

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Noun(8 words)

purgationand thesaurus:fecesbenweed blood catharsis cleanse cleansingdata deletion

absolution abstergent abstersion acquittal acquittance assassinationbloody murderbowdlerization bumping-off catharsis cathartic cleaning cleansing clearance clearing compurgation

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Noun(18 words)

decontaminate defecation deleting deletion dismiss eliminate eliminating eliminationemotional cleansingemotional releaseempty emptying erasing erasure evacuate exorcising exorcizing expel

deliverance depurative destigmatization destigmatizing detergent detersion discharge disculpation dismissal diureticdry cleaningelimination emeticemotional releaseexculpation excuse exoneration

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Noun(16 words)

expelling expurgating flush flushing housecleaning invalidation oust purgative purge purifying removal removing sanitizing sin venting vomit

explanation expurgation expurgatory forgivenessfoul playfreeing homicide intermission justification liquidation lustral lustration manslaughter murder pardon purgation purgative purge purification purificatory

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purifying quietus quittance rationalization rehabilitation reinstatement release remission removal reprieve respite restorationsteam cleaningsurcease suspension thuggee thuggery thuggismverdict of acquittalvindication

Adjective(2 words)

purgatorial purifying

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More general

22 entries

cleaning cleansing cleanup clearingdata managementdata management operationdecontaminationdescriptive termemotional processemotional regulationmedical procedureorganizational actionphysiological processpolitical actionpolitical processprocess

Showing 16 of 22 words.

More specific

27 entries

backup purgebowel cleansingbowel purgecache purgecatharsischemical purificationdata purgedesulfurizationdissent purgeemesisemotional releaseexecutive purgegas purgegastric lavagelog deletionlog purge

Showing 16 of 27 words.

Collocations

13 entries

data purgingemotional purgingpolitical purgepurging cachepurging campaignpurging cyclepurging datapurging mechanismpurging processpurging protocolpurging regimenpurging ritualpurging toxins

Inflections

5 entries

more purgingmost purgingpurged purges purgings

Derivations

6 entries

purgation purgative purge purged purger purges

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Binging and purging are signs that someone may have bulimia.

Source: tatoeba (9946725)

He had violent pains in his belly, and purgings...

Source: wiktionary

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