The politician tried to whitewash the poor job he did dealing with the coronavirus.
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Whitewash
/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/
Synonyms for "whitewash" (234 found)
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Closest matches (47)
absolveacquitallow forallowanceamnestyappeaseapply paintbecloudbedaubbedizenbefogbegildbeliebesmearblankblanketblindbrush on paintbulldozecalcimine
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camouflagechalkclearcloakclobberclobberingcloudcoatcolorcomplexionconcealcovercover upcreamcrushing defeatcurtaindabdaubdecisive defeatdecontaminatedecontamination
Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (70)
deep-dyedefeat utterlydeodorizedestigmatizediminishdipdischargedisguisedismissdispense fromdissembledistemperdistortdistract attention fromdouble-dyedress updyeeaseeclipseembellish
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emblazonembroiderenamelengildensconceenshroudenvelopexculpateexcuseexemptexempt fromexonerateextenuateextenuating circumstancesextenuationextenuativefacefalsifyfast-dyeforgivefreefrescofudgegarblegildgildinggive absolutionglazeglossgloss overgraingrant amnesty togrant immunitygrant remissionhidehueignoreilluminateimbueingrainjapanjustify
Verb(3 words)
Related words (117)
keep under coverlacquerlay on colorlessenlet golet offmake allowance formaskmincemiscitemiscolormisquotemisreportmisrepresentmisstatemitigatemitigationno contestnonprosobfuscate
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obscureoccultoverbearoverstateoverwhelmoverwhelming defeatpaintpalliatepalliationpalliativepardonpargetpastepastingpervertpigmentpipe claypipe-clayprettifyprimepurgequalificationquash the chargereleaseremitschmearscreenset freeshadeshadowshellacshellackingshriveshroudshut outskunkslantslop on paintslur oversmashing defeatsmearsmearingsnow undersoft pedalsoft-pedalsoftensofteningstainsteamrollerstipplestrainsugarcoattincttincturetingetinttitivatetonetotal defeattrick outtwistundercoatunderstateutter defeatvarnishveilveneervindicatewarpwashwhelmwhitewhitenwhiteningwhitewashingwhitingwhompwhopwhoppingwithdraw the charge
Noun(12 words)
Verb(3 words)
Adjective(2 words)
sugarcoatedwhite coating
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
More specific
8 entrieshistoric limewashhistorical revisionismlimewashmedia manipulationmedia whitewashofficial whitewashpigmented limewashpolitical spin
Collocations
11 entriesgovernment whitewashhistoric limewashlimewash coatingpigmented limewashpolitical whitewashpublic relations whitewashwhitewash historywhitewash recordswhitewash scandalwhitewash wallwhitewashing campaign
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
3 translations across 2 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- blanquejament verb ((transitive) to distort or give a misleading account of (history, a narrative, etc.) by discounting the participation of people of colour and focusing on white people)
Finnish
2 entries- antaa anteeksi verb ((transitive) to clear (someone’s) debts, especially through a declaration of bankruptcy by a court; (intransitive) to have debts cleared through a declaration of bankruptcy by a court)
- korostaa valkoisia verb ((transitive) to distort or give a misleading account of (history, a narrative, etc.) by discounting the participation of people of colour and focusing on white people)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
For walls plaster gave a smooth white surface; or if it was not sufficiently white, or had become discoloured, it could be brightened up with a coat of whitewash or paint.
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“She has developed an arrogance of power,” Mr. Richardson said by telephone during a layover in Tokyo on his way back to New Mexico from Myanmar. “I’ve known her a long time and am fond of her, but she basically is unwilling to listen to bad news, and I don’t want to be part of a whitewash.”
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A report by the City watchdog into the scandal at Royal Bank of Scotland’s turnaround unit has been described as a whitewash after the regulator confirmed it would not punish the bank for mistreating business customers following the financial crash.
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