Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "purge" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

rehabilitate

Causes

evacuate

Coordinate Terms

drip loss

Derived Terms

Great Purge binge-and-purge binge-purge ethnic purge merge-purge purgation purgeability purgeable purgee purgery purgingly repurge unpurged

Context

legal medicine religion

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

acquit alter assoil care for change cleaning cleansing cleanup clear clearing discharge distil distill egest eliminate excrete exculpate exonerate make pure modify oppress pass persecute purify removal rinse rinse off sublimate treat

Type Of (IsA)

cleaning clearing removal

Manner Of

acquit persecute purify treat

Related Terms

bowel burden cathartic charge clarify clean cleanse clear dregs free guilt impurity imputation misdeed purgatory responsibility rid sin suspicion thorough

Synonym Network

flush purify vomit

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