wash
noun [C usually singular] (EVEN SITUATION) /wɒʃ/
/wɑːʃ/ USDefinition
› an event or situation in which positive and negative things balance each other: If pollution controls are enforced here, the factories will move to where they're allowed to pollute, so it'll be a wash as far as clear air goes.Balance and imbalance
(Definition of wash noun (EVEN SITUATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accord with sth phrasal verb
- align verb
- balance (sth) out/up phrasal verb
- balance of power noun
- balanced adjective
- counterweight noun
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- harmonious adjective (PLEASANT)
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