eyewash

Cleansing ocular solution

Eyewash is a liquid solution used to rinse or cleanse the eyes, often found in first aid kits or industrial settings: The lab has an eyewash station.

Figuratively, eyewash means insincere talk or deceptive nonsense—something meant to obscure rather than clarify: His explanation was pure eyewash.

ophthalmic

saline

Salt-water solution

irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
rinseWash without scrubbing
flushSame suit, five cards

drops · sterile · antiseptic · soothing · cleansing · lubricating · boric acid · redness relief · conjunctiva · cornea

pretense

sham

Fraudulent imitation

facadeDeceptive outward appearance
charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party

pretense · deception · hoax · bluff · fakery · subterfuge · artifice · smokescreen · window dressing · cover-up

nonsense

hogwash

Foolish or untrue talk

balderdashSenseless talk or writing
baloneyFoolish talk, slang
rubbishWaste or nonsense

bunk · hooey · drivel · gibberish · poppycock · malarkey · twaddle · codswallop · tommyrot · bilge

Categories

laboratorybeaker, test tube, flask, microscope, pipette
safetysafety helmet, hazard, airbag, alert, occupational safety
rescue equipmentlife jacket, life vest, life buoy, life preserver, life net
hazmathazmat suit, hazmat, hazardous materials, biohazard, dangerous goods
first aidbandage, bandages, first aid kit, tourniquet, gauze pads
nonsensenonsense, absurd, gibberish, gobbledegook, gobbledygook

Opposites

sincerity

eyewashsincerity

Honest, unfeigned genuineness

honesty · candor · truth · frankness · straight talk

substance

eyewashsubstance

Physical material with mass

sense · meaning · reality · truth · the real thing

critical stance

eyewashcriticism

Judgment of faults

censure · condemnation · castigation · harsh truth · rebuke

Family

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G