washed away
Carried off downstream
Washed away describes something carried off or destroyed by water: The flood washed away the bridge.
Figuratively, it means erased or eliminated: Years of therapy washed away the guilt.
The phrase often appears in passive constructions emphasizing helplessness against natural forces or the passage of time.
Cleaned with bristles
- carriedMoved while holding
- erodedGradually degraded by elements
- displacedShifted from proper location
- uprootedRemoved from foundation
undermined · scoured · gullied · silted · sediment · riverbank · shoreline · topsoil
Utterly and completely destroyed
- effacedRemoved from visibility
- expungedOfficially removed completely
- removedTaken from position
- eliminatedRemoved from consideration
wiped · dissolved · faded · vanished · traces · remnants · vestiges · evidence
Washed with water
- scrubbedCleaned thoroughly or canceled
- purifiedCleared of unwanted substances
- cleanedRemoved dirt from
- launderedCleaned with water
shampooed · soaped · lathered · sluiced · hosed · showered · bathed · freshened
Below water's surface
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- delugedOverwhelmed by abundance
drowned · overwhelmed · torrential · floodplain · surge · overflow · waterlogged · drenched
Passing very quickly
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- impermanentNot meant to last
- temporaryLimited in duration
- passingMoving by or temporary
fading · dissolving · vanishing · dwindling · evanescent · momentary · short-lived · footprints
swept
Cleaned with bristles
uprooted · undermined · scoured · gullied · silted · sediment · riverbank · shoreline · topsoil · mudslide
obliterated
Utterly and completely destroyed
eliminated · wiped · dissolved · faded · vanished · traces · remnants · vestiges · evidence · memory
rinsed
Washed with water
- scrubbedCleaned thoroughly or canceled
- purifiedCleared of unwanted substances
- cleanedRemoved dirt from
laundered · shampooed · soaped · lathered · sluiced · hosed · showered · bathed · freshened · sanitized
submerged
Below water's surface
deluged · drowned · overwhelmed · torrential · floodplain · surge · overflow · waterlogged · drenched · soaked
fleeting
Passing very quickly
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- impermanentNot meant to last
- temporaryLimited in duration
passing · fading · dissolving · vanishing · dwindling · evanescent · momentary · short-lived · footprints · sandcastle
- swept awayoverwhelmed, overcome, engulfed, submerged, drowned
- disappearedvanished, disappeared, gone, vanish, faded
- Moving Onlet go, move on, closure, acceptance, fresh start
washed awayanchored
Fixed securely in position
rooted · immovable · secured · entrenched · embedded
washed awaypreserved
Kept from deterioration
protected · safeguarded · maintained · conserved · intact
washed awaydeposited
Placed for safekeeping
built up · accumulated · silted up · accreted · washed ashore
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