BLEACH: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BLEACH?

Need another word that means the same as “bleach”? Find 38 synonyms and 30 related words for “bleach” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bleach” are: bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize, discolourise, make white, turn white, whiten, make pale, turn pale, make pallid, turn pallid, blanch, lighten, fade, wash out, peroxide, etiolate, become white, go white, grow white, become pale, go pale, grow pale, pale, become pallid, go pallid, grow pallid, lose its colour, be washed out, blench, bleaching agent, whitener

Bleach as a Noun

Definitions of "Bleach" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bleach” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A chemical (typically a solution of sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide) used to make materials whiter or for sterilizing drains, sinks, etc.
• The whiteness that results from removing the color from something.
• An agent that makes things white or colorless.
• The act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent.

Synonyms of "Bleach" as a noun (2 Words)

bleaching agent	The act of whitening something by bleaching it exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent.
whitener	An agent that makes things white or colorless.

Usage Examples of "Bleach" as a noun

• How can I get all those stains out of my wash without bleach?
• A complete bleach usually requires several applications.

Bleach as a Verb

Definitions of "Bleach" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bleach” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Deprive of vitality or substance.
• Clean or sterilize (a drain, sink, etc.) with bleach.
• Cause (a material such as cloth, paper, or hair) to become white or much lighter by a chemical process or by exposure to sunlight.
• Remove color from.
• Make whiter or lighter.

Synonyms of "Bleach" as a verb (36 Words)

be washed out	Be priced at.
become pale	Undergo a change or development.
become pallid	Enter or assume a certain state or condition.
become white	Enhance the appearance of.
blanch	Make white or pale by extracting colour. The cold light blanched her face.
bleach out	Remove color from.
blench	Make a sudden flinching movement out of fear or pain. He blenched and struggled to regain his composure.
decolor	Remove color from.
decolorise	Remove color from.
decolorize	Remove color from.
decolour	Remove the colour from.
decolourise	Remove color from.
decolourize	Remove color from. Ethane decolourizes bromine water.
discolorise	Remove color from.
discolorize	Remove color from.
discolourise	Remove color from.
etiolate	Make (a plant) pale through lack of light. The seedling had been etiolated by having been grown in darkness.
fade	(of a vehicle brake) become temporarily less efficient as a result of frictional heating. Hopes of peace had faded.
go pale	Be sounded, played, or expressed.
go pallid	Begin or set in motion.
go white	Progress by being changed.
grow pale	Grow emotionally or mature.
grow pallid	Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes.
grow white	Grow emotionally or mature.
lighten	Make more cheerful through the use of color. The room lightened up.
lose its colour	Fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense.
make pale	Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.
make pallid	Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like.
make white	Change from one form into another.
pale	Become pale in one s face from shock or fear. All else pales by comparison.
peroxide	Bleach with peroxide. A face framed in peroxided curls.
turn pale	To break and turn over earth especially with a plow.
turn pallid	Undergo a change or development.
turn white	Change to the contrary.
wash out	To cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking.
whiten	Make or become white. Snow whitened the mountain tops.

Usage Examples of "Bleach" as a verb

• A new formula to bleach and brighten clothing.
• Bleach the laundry.
• His contributions to the album are bleached of personality.
• The sun bleached the red shirt.

Associations of "Bleach" (30 Words)

ablution	(in army slang) a building or room containing washing facilities and toilets. The women performed their ablutions.
bath	A soaking and washing in a bathtub. She soaked the etching in an acid bath.
bathe	Cleanse the entire body. She was advised to bathe or shower daily.
brainwash	Submit to brainwashing indoctrinate forcibly. The propaganda brainwashed many people.
bromine	The chemical element of atomic number 35, a dark red fuming toxic liquid with a choking, irritating smell. It is a member of the halogen group and occurs chiefly in the form of salts in seawater and brines.
cesium	A soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal.
chlorine	The chemical element of atomic number 17, a toxic, irritant, pale green gas.
clean	Clean and tidy up the house. Clean your teeth properly after meals.
cleanly	In a manner that minimizes dirt and pollution. She played the piano accompaniment cleanly.
cleanse	Clean one’s body or parts thereof, as by washing. This preparation will cleanse and tighten the skin.
clothing	Clothes collectively. Bring warm clothing and waterproofs.
detergent	Any additive with a similar action to a detergent e g an oil soluble substance which holds dirt in suspension in lubricating oil. Packets of detergent.
detoxify	Remove poison from. Detoxify the soil.
dioxide	An oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule.
disinfection	The process of cleaning something, especially with a chemical, in order to destroy bacteria. Instruments must undergo high level disinfection before reuse.
fabric	The walls, floor, and roof of a building. The fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent.
hydrogen	A colourless, odourless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1.
iodine	A tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic.
laundry	A room in a house, hotel, or institution where clothes and linen can be washed and ironed. Piles of laundry.
liquid	Existing as or having characteristics of a liquid especially tending to flow. Eyes shining with a liquid luster.
napkin	A baby’s nappy. She unfolded her napkin and put it on her lap.
rinse	Rinse one s mouth and throat with mouthwash. Rose rinsed out a tumbler.
sanctify	Make legitimate or binding by a religious ceremony. A small shrine was built to sanctify the site.
sanitation	Making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing. They could afford to erect new dwellings with a reasonable standard of construction and sanitation.
shampoo	Wash something in or out of the hair using shampoo. A shampoo and set.
shower	Wash oneself in a shower. She had a nice refreshing shower.
soap	Wash with soap. The soaps are top of the ratings.
towel	Wipe with a towel. A bath towel.
wash	The erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water as from a roadway. She hung out her Tuesday wash.
washing	The action of washing oneself or laundering clothes bed linen etc. Her arms were red to the elbow from doing other people s washing.