purifying
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
serving to purge or rid of sin
purgatorial rites
Related & opposite
- purge pertains to
Sense 2 adjective
freeing from noxious matter
filtration is a purifying agent
Related & opposite
- adulterant antonym
- cleansing similar to
- antiseptic similar to
- detergent similar to
Sense 3 adjective
acting like an antiseptic
Related & opposite
- antiseptic similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pertains to | Related & opposite | purge |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | adulterant |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | cleansing |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | antiseptic |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | detergent |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | antiseptic |