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scrub

The word “scrub” has 1 syllable: scrub

It's pronounced as /skrʌb/

What is synonym and antonym for scrub?

In the thesaurus, “scrub” has 60 synonyms and 29 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for scrub along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for scrub

Antonyms for scrub

Meanings of scrub

  • noun
    1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
    2. One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
    3. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
    4. (stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc. Often used to refer to male animals unsuited for breeding.
    5. Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.
    6. One not on the first team of players; a substitute.
    7. An instance of scrubbing.
    8. A cancellation.
    9. A worn-out brush.
    10. One who scrubs.
    11. (in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery.
    12. (by extension, in the plural) Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).
    13. An exfoliant for the body.
  • adjective
    1. Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
  • verb
    1. 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.
    2. To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour.
    3. To be diligent and penurious.
    4. To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
    5. To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets.
    6. (audio) To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system.
    7. (audio, video) To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface.

Example Sentences

  • She used a brush to scrub the kitchen floor.
  • The doctor had to scrub carefully before surgery.
  • He tried to scrub the stain out of his shirt.
  • They will scrub the walls before painting them.
  • The hikers stopped to scrub the mud off their boots.

On this page you'll find 89 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to scrub, such as: abandon, abolish, abort, abrade, abrogate, annul, begin.

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