whitewash

/wˈaɪtwˌɑʃ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
2. wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
3. a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects

verb

1. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
   “Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin”
2. cover with whitewash
   “whitewash walls”
3. exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data

Synonyms for whitewash

• gloss over
• sleek over
• hush up

Words that rhyme with whitewash

• wash
• squash
• backwash
• slosh
• brainwash
• gouache
• mackintosh
• panache
• awash
• bosh
• galosh
• goulash
• hogwash
• josh
• mouthwash
• posh
• tosh
• antosh
• baasch
• braasch
• brosh
• brosz
• dosh
• ghosh
• gosh
• grosh
• hasz
• kosh
• losh
• mccosh