Scrub synonyms and antonyms
skrŭb
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Part of speech:
To move (one's hand, a cloth, etc.) over, or spread or apply (polish, etc.) on or over, a surface or object in this way
To treat with a regimen intended to remove impurities and promote health:
Serving to diminish.
(Informal) Entirely; wholly:
To undergo washing without fading or other damage:
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To clean (wheat) before the milling process.
To annul, terminate, or revoke a promise or obligation.
put-on (related)
To remove (an outer layer or adherent matter) by rubbing a surface with considerable pressure
Of inferior size, strength, or importance; weak; slight
Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin; especially, a dog that is such.
A mean, contemptible person
An atypically small animal or plant.
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an undesirable
inferior example
poor (related)
Not adequate in quality or quantity; inferior:
little (related)
The definition of little is small in size, quantity or importance.
To end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
Buff means to smooth, clean or shine by rubbing.
To drop is defined as to fall down, to cause something to fall down to the ground or to become lower or less.
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To remove all traces of; eliminate or obliterate:
To use a mop to wash or dry surfaces:
Prone to halting or hesitation.
To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab.
keep (antonym)
To remain in a state or condition; stay:
restore (antonym)
To restore is defined as to bring or put back to a former condition or to give back.
dirty (antonym)
To make (something) dirty.
To abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument.
To withdraw from a contest.
continue (related)
To carry on; persist in:
(Baseball) Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league behavior"
scrub-up
(UK, idiomatic) to dress up
scrubby (related)
strim (related)
grass (related)
bracken (related)
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Kiawe (related)
bramble (related)
gravel (related)
gorse (related)
halophilous (related)
dry (related)
mud (related)
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dried-out (related)
tussocky (related)
Of mediocre quality, not first class.
Not important; insignificant or petty.
Of ordinary or undistinguished quality.
Prevented from growing or developing
organize (antonym)
To arrange in an orderly way
Find another word for scrub. In this page you can discover 57 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for scrub, like: rub, cull, cleanse, diminutive, runt, clean, wash, scour, cancel, put-on and puny.
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