216 Synonyms for Scrub: scouring, rinse

scrub (216 synonym found)

Scrub has 216 synonyms. The top synonyms for scrub are scouring, rinse, shampoo, wash, scuff, scrape, wear, arboretum and 208 more. Another word for scrub is scouring. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for scrub?

A common synonym for scrub is scouring. Other synonyms include rinse, shampoo, wash, scuff.

How many synonyms does scrub have?

Scrub has 216 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does scrub mean?

(adj): Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby Example: "How solitary, how scrub, does this town look!" -Walpole.

Definition of scrub:

(adj) : Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby

"How solitary, how scrub, does this town look!" -Walpole.

(n) : one who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow; one who is a freak or unable to complete easy tasks

"we should go there in as proper a manner possible; nor altogether like the scrubs about us."

(v) : to rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate; to rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour;

"engineers had to scrub the satellite launch due to bad weather."

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