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washed-up

washed-up is the alternative form of washed up.

Meaning of washed up

Adjective

washed up (comparative more washed up, superlative most washed up)

  1. (informal) Well past their prime and no longer successful; having no future in a particular role.
    • Pavarotti's washed up as a singer, in my view.
    Synonyms:
    washed

Forms of washed-up

comparativemore washed-up
superlativemost washed-up

Questions about washed-up

What is washed-up the alternative form of?
Washed-up is the alternative form of washed up.

Words near washed-up in the dictionary

  1. washed out
  2. washed out one's mouth
  3. washed over
  4. washed up
  5. washed-out
  6. washed-up
  7. washedst
  8. washee
  9. washees
  10. washen
  11. washer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: washed-up (page history and authors); washed up (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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