waxes

The word “waxes” has 2 syllables: wax-es

It's pronounced as /ˈwæksɪz/

What is synonym and antonym for waxes?

In the thesaurus, “waxes” has 149 synonyms and 20 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for waxes

accelerates
accumulates
alters
annihilates
appreciates
balloons
bathes
beats
beats the pants off
becomes
bests
betters
blows away
blows up
bombs
booms
bourgeons
breaks
builds up
bulks
burgeons
buries
caps
changes
climbs
clobbers
comes
conquers
creams
crescendoes
crests
crushes
destroys
dispatches
distends
does in
douses
dowses
drenches
drubs
dusts
eats alive
eclipses
enlarges
escalates
exceeds
excels
expands
finishes
flattens
flourishes
gains
gets
goes
greases
grows
heightens
hurdles
increases
inflates
intensifies
jumps
knocks off
knocks over
licks
lubricates
masters
metamorphoses
modifies
mounts
multiplies
mushrooms
mutates
noses out
oils
outdistances
outdoes
outfights
outshines
outstrips
overbears
overcomes
overmatches
overpowers
overthrows
overtops
overwhelms
pastes
peaks
pips
proliferates
redoubles
rises
rockets
rolls up
routs
runs
runs circles around
runs rings around
scores
shellacs
sinks
skins
skunks
skyrockets
slaughters
slicks
smokes
smothers
snowballs
snows under
soaks
souses
spreads
subdues
subjugates
succeeds
surges
surmounts
surpasses
sweeps
swells
takes
thrashes
throws
tops
transcends
transfigures
transforms
transmutes
trims
tromps
trounces
turns
upends
upsets
vanquishes
wallops
washes
waters
wets
whaps
whips
whomps
whops
whups
wipes the floor with
wipes the ground with
worsts

Antonyms for waxes

abides
coarsens
continues
contracts
decreases
dehydrates
diminishes
dries
dwindles
is
lessens
lingers
parches
recedes
remains
roughens
roughs
sears
stays
wanes

Meanings of waxes

noun
1. Beeswax.
2. Earwax.
3. Any oily, water-resistant substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
4. Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.
5. The phonograph record format for music.
6. A thick syrup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple and then cooling it.
7. A type of drugs with as main ingredients weed oil and butane; hash oil.
8. An outburst of anger.
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.

Example Sentences

She waxes the car every weekend to keep it looking new.
The artist waxes the sculpture to achieve a smooth finish.
He waxes his skis before every trip to the mountain.
The floor waxes beautifully when polished properly.
She waxes poetic when talking about her favorite books.

On this page you'll find 169 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to waxes, such as: abides, accelerates, accumulates, alters, annihilates, appreciates, balloons.

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