All cleaning synonyms
clean·ing
C c noun cleaning
- sterilization — the act of sterilizing.
- washing — the act or process of washing with water or other liquid: to give the car a wash.
- sanitation — the development and application of sanitary measures for the sake of cleanliness, protecting health, etc.
- purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- prophylaxis — Medicine/Medical. the preventing of disease. the prevention of a specific disease, as by studying the biological behavior, transmission, etc., of its causative agent and applying a series of measures against it.
- dusting — earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- ablution — the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
- purge — to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
- catharsis — Catharsis is getting rid of unhappy memories or strong emotions such as anger or sadness by expressing them in some way.
- purgation — the act of purging.
- sweeping — of wide range or scope.
- scrubbing — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- scouring — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- disinfection — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
- tidying — neat, orderly, or trim, as in appearance or dress: a tidy room; a tidy person.
- antisepsis — destruction of undesirable microorganisms, such as those that cause disease or putrefaction
- vacuuming — a space entirely devoid of matter.
- cleansing — serving or intended to cleanse
- housework — the work of cleaning, cooking, etc., to be done in housekeeping.
- spring-cleaning — a complete cleaning of a place, as a home, done traditionally in the spring of the year.
adjective cleaning
- cathartic — Something that is cathartic has the effect of catharsis.
- cathartical — Cathartic.
- ablutionary — a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual.
- refining — to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.