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doesn't wash

ADJECTIVE

inaccurate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defective false faulty imprecise incorrect mistaken unreliable untrue wrong

WEAK

all wet careless counterfactual discrepant fallacious in error inexact off off base out specious unfaithful unsound way-off wide wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accurate correct honest just perfect precise reliable right sound true

Example Sentences

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Now, they'll say that things are better in the Premier League than they are abroad, but that doesn't wash with me.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Judge Watkins said that doesn’t wash, at least for the anti-immigrant label.

From Washington Times • May 1, 2023

Dalessandro wears his 1997 national championship T-shirt that he doesn’t wash between wins, and he always enters the stadium with hope.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2021

Somehow, that toy marketing argument just doesn't wash.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2021

"I can't," I whisper, because I've been scared down to my bones and it doesn't wash off that fast.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

doesn't wash

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