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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Margaret Cho:

   People drain me, even the closest of friends, and I find loneliness to be the best state in the union to live in.

2. Johannes Teyssen:

   The question is should we heal the problem while it's still cheap, like the British did, or do you run it down the drain and when it's almost broken then you interfere.

3. Mandy Smithberger:

   That would absolutely be a key first step if he wants to drain the swamp, the Pentagon is not the only problem. Congress aids and abets by using the Pentagon as a jobs program.

4. President Trump:

   Let me be clear, Mr. President Trump, how can you drain the swamp if you’re the one who keeps muddying the waters ? You did n’t know about the $ 130,000 payment to a porn star, until you did.

5. Ryan Murphy:

   It is a huge mental drain on me to hear I'm swimming in a race that's probably not clean, that is what it is.