waxed

The word “waxed” has 1 syllable: waxed

It's pronounced as /wækst/

What is synonym and antonym for waxed?

In the thesaurus, “waxed” has 177 synonyms and 24 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for waxed

accelerated
accumulated
altered
annihilated
appreciated
ate alive
ballooned
bathed
beat
beat the pants off
became
bested
bettered
blew away
blew up
bombed
boomed
bourgeoned
broke
brushed
buffed
built up
bulked
burgeoned
buried
burnished
came
capped
changed
climbed
clobbered
coated
conquered
creamed
crescendoed
crested
crushed
destroyed
did in
dispatched
distended
doused
dowsed
drenched
drubbed
dusted
eclipsed
enlarged
escalated
exceeded
excelled
expanded
finished
flattened
flourished
gained
glazed
glossed
got
greased
greasy
grew
ground
heightened
hurdled
increased
inflated
intensified
jumped
knocked off
knocked over
licked
lubricated
mastered
metamorphosed
modified
mounted
multiplied
mushroomed
mutated
nosed out
oiled
outdid
outdistanced
outfought
outshined
outshone
outstripped
overbore
overcame
overmatched
overpowered
overthrew
overtopped
overwhelmed
pasted
peaked
pipped
polished
proliferated
ran
ran circles around
ran rings around
rasped
redoubled
rocketed
rolled up
rose
routed
rubbed
run
sandblasted
sanded
sandpapered
sank
scored
scoured
scraped
scrubbed
shellacked
shined
skinned
skunked
skyrocketed
slaughtered
slick
slicked
slippery
slippy
slithery
smoked
smothered
snowballed
snowed under
soaked
soapy
soused
spread
subdued
subjugated
succeeded
sunk
surged
surmounted
surpassed
swelled
swept
thrashed
threw
took
topped
transcended
transfigured
transformed
transmuted
trimmed
tromped
trounced
turned
upended
upset
vanquished
walloped
washed
watered
waxy
went
wet
wetted
whapped
whipped
whomped
whopped
whupped
wiped the floor with
wiped the ground with
worsted

Antonyms for waxed

abided
abode
coarsened
continued
contracted
decreased
dehydrated
diminished
dried
dwindled
lessened
lingered
parched
receded
remained
rough
roughed
roughened
scuffed
seared
stayed
uneven
waned
was

Meanings of waxed

verb
1. To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
2. To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply.
3. To defeat utterly.
4. To kill, especially to murder a person.
5. (usually of a musical or oral performance) To record.
6. To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.
7. To grow.
8. (of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.
9. (of the tide) To move from low tide to high tide.
adjective
1. Of an object, coated or treated with wax in order to make it shiny or waterproof, or to protect it.

Example Sentences

He waxed the car to give it a glossy finish.
She waxed the floors to make them look brand new.
The artist waxed the surface before starting the sculpture.
The board was carefully waxed to protect it from water damage.
They waxed their skis before hitting the slopes.

On this page you'll find 201 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to waxed, such as: abided, abode, accelerated, accumulated, altered, annihilated, appreciated.

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