English adjective: cleansing | |||
1. | cleansing cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands | ||
Samples | Ablutionary rituals. | ||
Synonyms | ablutionary | ||
Similar | purifying | ||
Antonyms | adulterant, adulterating | ||
2. | cleansing acting like an antiseptic | ||
Synonyms | purifying | ||
Similar | antiseptic | ||
Antonyms | infected, septic | ||
English noun: cleansing | |||
1. | cleansing (act) the act of making something clean | ||
Samples | He gave his shoes a good cleaning. | ||
Synonyms | cleaning, cleanup | ||
Broader (hypernym) | improvement | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bathing, depilation, disinfestation, dry cleaning, epilation, housecleaning, purge, purging, purification, sanitation, sanitisation, sanitization, scouring, scrub, scrubbing, spring-cleaning, sterilisation, sterilization, sweeping, washup | ||