Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb wash-up

5 senses of wash up

Sense 1
wash up, lave -- (wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom")
       => freshen, refresh, refreshen, freshen up -- (become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game")

Sense 2
wash up -- (carry somewhere (of water or current or waves); "The tide washed up the corpse")
       => impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel -- (transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat")

Sense 3
wash up, do the dishes -- (wash dishes; "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner")
       => clean, make clean -- (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth")

Sense 4
wash up -- (be carried somewhere by water or as if by water; "The body washed up on the beach")
       => appear -- (come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon")

Sense 5
exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out -- (wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam")
       => tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue -- (exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike")

Antonyms of adj washed-up

1 sense of washed-up

Sense 1
done for (predicate), ruined, sunk, undone, washed-up -- (doomed to extinction)

INDIRECT (VIA unsuccessful) -> successful -- (having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture")

Similarity of adj washed-up

1 sense of washed-up

Sense 1
done for (predicate), ruined, sunk, undone, washed-up -- (doomed to extinction)
       => unsuccessful (vs. successful) -- (not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome)