Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb whitewash

3 senses of whitewash

Sense 1
whitewash, gloss over, sleek over, hush up -- (cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes")
       => cover, cover up -- (hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House")

Sense 2
whitewash -- (cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls")
       => wash -- (apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to)

Sense 3
whitewash -- (exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data)
       => acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate -- (pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges")

Antonyms of adj whitewashed

1 sense of whitewashed

Sense 1
whitewashed -- (coated with whitewash; "miles of whitewashed fences")

INDIRECT (VIA painted) -> unpainted -- (not having a coat of paint or badly in need of a fresh coat; "an unpainted house"; "unpainted furniture")

Similarity of adj whitewashed

1 sense of whitewashed

Sense 1
whitewashed -- (coated with whitewash; "miles of whitewashed fences")
       => painted (vs. unpainted) -- (coated with paint; "freshly painted lawn furniture")