Synonyms for washout

Synonyms for (noun) washout

Synonyms: flop, washout, dud

Definition: someone who is unsuccessful

Similar words: unsuccessful person, failure, loser, nonstarter

Definition: a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently


Synonyms: wash, washout

Definition: the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

Usage: from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water

Similar words: soil erosion

Definition: the washing away of soil by the flow of water


Synonyms: washout

Definition: the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water

Usage: it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road

Similar words: channel, groove

Definition: a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)


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