Whitewash synonyms and antonyms

wīt'wŏsh', -wôsh', hwīt'-

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conceal the facts of
*To give the appearance of innocence
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play down
(Idiomatic) To make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.
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sugarcoat
To cause to seem more appealing or pleasant:
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sleek over
To conceal or make light of a fault or offense
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put a good face on
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hush up
To keep secret, to prevent from becoming known.
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calcimine
To coat with this substance.
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gloss over
(Idiomatic) To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.
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paint white
To cover with a lime wash
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apply a white coating
To cover with a lime wash
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cover-up
(Idiomatic) To conceal or disguise.
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veneer
To give a superficially attractive appearance to
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rationalize
To attempt to justify one's behavior by providing reasons that obscure one's actual motives.
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implicate (antonym)
To show to have a connection with a crime, fault, etc.; involve
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accuse (antonym)
To charge with having committed a crime or offence.
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blame (antonym)
To blame is to point the finger at someone else and declare him/her responsible for a fault or wrong.
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excuse (related)
To try to minimize or pardon (a fault); apologize or give reasons for
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camouflage
To disguise (a thing or person) in order to conceal
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conceal
To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.
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coverup
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defeat
To do better than (another) in a competition or battle; win victory over; beat:
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lime
To apply lime to; treat with lime
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minimize
(Computing, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.
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paint
Paint is defined as to cover with paint, to create a picture with paint, or to create an imaginary, colorful picture.
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palliate
To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.
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expose (antonym)
To reveal the guilt or wrongdoing of:
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reveal (antonym)
To expose to view; show; exhibit; display
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tell truth (antonym)
cover up
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color
(Intransitive) To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
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gild
To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to.
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gloss
To furnish (a text) with glosses
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gloze
To extenuate, explain away, gloss over.
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explain away
To dismiss or minimize by explanation, especially with regard to problems.
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extenuate
To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness.
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paper-over
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true (related)
In a true manner; truly, truthfully, accurately, etc.
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show (related)
(Slang) To make an appearance; show up:
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white-washed (related)
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red-tiled (related)
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colour-washed (related)
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white-painted (related)
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red brick (related)
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roughcast (related)
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rough-cast (related)
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whiten
To make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
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wash
To undergo washing without fading or other damage:
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varnish
To impart a smooth surface or appearance to, as with varnish
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Whitewash Sentence Examples

  • Agostino, discovered in 1902 under a coating of whitewash.

  • Within the curtain stand the monastic buildings, a large garden and a cruciform chapel, with many curious old stone carvings, half hidden beneath whitewash.

  • The open work was filled up with whitewash, the painting and gilding effaced, the furniture soiled, torn or removed.

  • It smelled rather musty and, in places, the whitewash was peeling off the plastered walls.

  • Evens for a series whitewash is starting to look generous.

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