Synonyms for drain
dreɪndrain

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. drainverb

   Synonyms:
   draw, strain, drip, percolate, drop, exhaust, empty, dry

   Antonyms:
   replenish, fill, supply, pour, moisten, drown, inundate, drench, swill

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1. drain, drainagenoun

   emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

   Synonyms:
   drainpipe, waste pipe, drainage

2. drainnoun

   tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material

   Synonyms:
   drainpipe, waste pipe, drainage

3. drain, drainpipe, waste pipenoun

   a pipe through which liquid is carried away

   Synonyms:
   drainpipe, waste pipe, drainage

4. drainverb

   a gradual depletion of energy or resources

   "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration"

   Synonyms:
   drainpipe, waste pipe, drainage

5. drain, run outverb

   flow off gradually

   "The rain water drains into this big vat"

   Synonyms:
   bolt, bolt out, give out, fail, peter out, run off, poop out, run down, conk out, beetle off, debilitate, run out, spill, enfeeble, expire

6. drainverb

   deplete of resources

   "The exercise class drains me of energy"

   Synonyms:
   run out, debilitate, enfeeble

7. drainverb

   empty of liquid; drain the liquid from

   "We drained the oil tank"

   Synonyms:
   run out, debilitate, enfeeble

8. enfeeble, debilitate, drainverb

   make weak

   "Life in the camp drained him"

   Synonyms:
   run out, debilitate, enfeeble

Matched Categories

1. • Consume
   • Empty
   • Emptying
   • Surgery
   • Tube
   • Weaken

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drainverb

   Synonyms:
   draw off

2. drainverb

   Synonyms:
   empty, exhaust

3. drainverb

   Synonyms:
   make dry, clear of water or moisture

4. drainverb

   Synonyms:
   flow off

5. drainverb

   Synonyms:
   become dry

6. drainnoun

   Synonyms:
   sewer, channel, trench, water-course

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1. drainnoun

   Synonyms:
   channel, gutter, trench, ditch, sewer

2. drainverb

   Synonyms:
   empty, exhaust, deplete, filter

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "drain":

   drainage, drains, draining, brain, exodus, emptying, empty, outflow, sewer, leakage, drip, brainpower, siphon, evacuate, rigolet, wastage, sink

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1. Mohammed Ahmednoor:

   This is a long term loss given that genetics studies and research which were significant investment into the area by researchers, has now gone to the drain. Further to this The Kenya Wildlife Service was in a big boost to tourism in the area.

2. Edward Hoagland:

   Animals used to provide a lowlife way to kill and get away with it, as they do still, but, more intriguingly, for some people they are an aperture through which wounds drain. The scapegoat of olden times, driven off for the bystanders sins, has become a tender thing, a running injury. There, running away is me: hurt it and you are hurting me.

3. White House:

   When he says drain the swamp, it’s not just about getting rid of all the crocodiles in the water that we don’t need. It’s about moving at a different pace.

4. Henry Allen:

   It is better for civilization to be going down the drain than to be coming up it.

5. Brad Smith:

   Unused drains create a slimy film that creates an ideal breeding spot for drain flies, if these flies are present in the house there is almost certainly a slow or clogged drain.