Whiten

/ˈ(h)waɪ̯.tən/

Synonyms for "whiten" (97 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (20)

achromatizebesnowblanchbleachbleach outblenchblushbowdlerizechalkchange colorcleanclean outclean upcleanseclear out
Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (29)

Noun(1 words)
coral reef bleaching
Verb(1 words)

Related words (48)

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sugarcoatsweep outsweetentarnishtidytone downturn colorturn paleturn redturn whitevarnishveneerwanwash outwhitewhitewashwipewipe offwipe outwipe up

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

7 entries
colorcolor changecolourcosmetic procedurediscolordiscolourimage management

More specific

9 entries
bleachingdecolorizationdental whiteninghistorical revisionismlighteningpublic relations spintooth whiteningwhiteningwhitewashing

Collocations

6 entries
hydrogen peroxide whiteningwhiten clotheswhiten teethwhitening agentswhitening toothpastewhitening treatment

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

She was but thirty at the time of her death, and yet her hair had already begun to whiten.

Source: tatoeba (6620942)

Age had whitened his hair.

Source: wiktionary

The trees in spring whiten with blossoms.

Source: wiktionary

Whenever black people are furious with me, I walk over to them and whiten their face, and scream and scream and scream 'daddy’s the boss.'

Source: wiktionary

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