Synonyms of wax
100 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for wax is become. Other synonyms of wax are buff, get, go, grow and furbish. The opposite of wax is wane.
Synonyms and similar words for wax
nounEarwax (a wax secreted by the ears).
- cerumenEarwax.
nounAny preparation containing wax, used as a polish.
- polishA substance used to polish.
adjectiveMade of wax.
- waxenMade of or covered with wax.
verbTo apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
verbTo kill, especially to murder a person.
- bump off
- knock offTo kill.
- whack
- annihilate
- bag
- baptizeTo extinguish the life of.
- bereave of life
- blight
- bring down
- bury
- cack US, slang
- compromised to a permanent end
- croak
- crush
- dashTo ruin; to destroy.
- deactivate
- dead
- demolish
- destroy
- dispatch
- dispose of
- do slangTo kill.
- do inTo kill or end; to defeat.
- dust
- eliminate
- end
- eradicate
- exTo extinguish the life of.
- exterminate
- finish
- finish off
- flatten
- greaseTo kill.
- lay waste to
- make away with
- mercTo kill.
- neutralize
- obliterate
- off
- pay off
- pick off
- polish off
- pop offTo kill someone.
- punch someone's ticket
- put an end toTo terminate or abolish.
- put down
- put someone out of their misery
- put six feet under
- put to sleep
- ravage
- rub outTo kill, especially to murder.
- ruin
- scotch
- scupperTo thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.
- scuttle
- send to eternity
- send to hell
- send to the grave
- send to the great beyond
- send to the next life
- slayTo kill; to murder.
- slaughter
- slime outTo kill.
- smash
- smite
- snuff
- squash
- stiff
- stop someone's clockTo kill someone.
- takeTo remove or end by death; to kill.
- terminate
- terminate with extreme prejudiceTo murder; to assassinate.
- top off UK, slang
- top UK, slangTo murder or execute.
- torpedo
- take care ofTo kill.
- take down
- take out
- waste
- wetTo kill or seriously injure.
- wipe out
- wreck
- mortify obsoleteTo kill.
- shut up datedTo murder, kill.
verbTo increasingly assume the specified characteristic.
- becomeBegin to be; turn into (often with permanent states).
- getTo become, or cause oneself to become (often with temporary states, past participle adjectives and comparatives).
- goTo become (often used with colors and negative states).
- turnTo become (often used with colors, clear sudden changes, weather and ages).
- comeTo become, to turn out to be (often in set phrases and certain collocations).
- fallTo become (chiefly used with negative states).
- growTo assume a condition or quality over time.
Opposite of wax
verbTo greaten.
Meaning of wax
- noun Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
- noun Beeswax (a wax secreted by bees).
- noun Earwax (a wax secreted by the ears).
wax in other languages
Questions about synonyms of wax
- What is another word for wax?
- Wax has 100 synonyms on Word.ws, such as become, buff, get, go, grow, furbish, turn and shine.
- What is the opposite of wax?
- The opposite of wax is wane.
- What does wax mean?
- Wax means any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
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