Synonyms for draining
drain·ing

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1. draining, exhaustingadjective

   having a debilitating effect

   "an exhausting job in the hot sun"

   Synonyms:
   wearing, tiring, exhausting, wearying

   Antonyms:
   invigorating

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1. List of paraphrases for "draining":

   drainage, dewatering, drain, drying, exhausting, emptying, flowing

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1. Jeff Gordon:

   Spectators need to understand how white-knuckle an experience it is, how mentally draining and how not fun it is, i would rather watch those races than participate in them.

2. Barham Salih:

   Here I reiterate Iraq's call, which we have previously issued at the United Nations General Assembly, for the formation of an international coalition to fight corruption along the lines of the international coalition against ISIS, terrorism can only be eliminated by draining its sources of funding based on corruption money as a political economy of violent.

3. Guillermo Morales:

   When I'm sitting on the couch watching TV with the family, sometimes I'm thinking maybe I should be writing something [ to advance the case], this stuff is draining….Writing about it continuously, over and over, is physically and mentally draining.

4. Mick Mulvaney:

   This is really important to the President, i can tell you that this is a big part of draining the swamp. ... Really, what you are talking about doing is restructuring Washington, DC, and that is how you drain the swamp.

5. Shawn Bradley:

   People that I’m very close with, the first time they see me, it’s emotional. It’s extremely draining.