Synonyms of channeled

channeled

verb

variants or channelled

past tense of channel

as in directed

to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway

an athletic youth who channeled all of his energy into sports

Synonyms & Similar Words

• directed
• funneled
• carried
• conducted
• channelized
• piped
• siphoned
• canalized
• focused
• transmitted
• conveyed
• consolidated
• concentrated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of channeled

The actor channeled Effie Trinket in a three-dimensional Robert Wun pink couture ballerina gown, complete with a pillbox hat with another ballerina dancer on top. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026

The Swedish baritone Peter Mattei, who sings Lincoln, is tall and rightly renowned for his rich, unmuddy voice, here channelled into plausible Midwestern vowels. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

There was a moment, a little over 30 years ago, when Dave Grohl channeled grief into music, and built what would become one of the biggest stadium rock bands of this century. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026

On Wednesday’s episode of The Tonight Show, the 6x Emmy-winning host channeled his inner Nathan Fielder to grill Jamie Lee Curtis as Elizabeth Holmes during the NBC talk show’s cold open. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

But there’s an older word for such personal concern channeled into collaborative, public work. — Trygve Throntveit, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026

Spring water had to be channeled to collection areas, and then toward Solomon’s Pools, an extensive water-storage complex built south of Bethlehem. — Michele Chabin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

Nowhere was this more apparent than at the track, where the Rio Ruidoso, channeled through culverts, crossed the infield. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Seeing how Colman channeled that, telling so much through his stillness, his eyes and the tone of his voice, was amazing to witness. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026