Synonyms of channels

channels 1 of 2

noun

plural of channel

1

as in canals

an open man-made passageway for water

water was drained from the swamp through a specially constructed channel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• canals
• aqueducts
• conduits
• waterways
• watercourses
• raceways
• rivers
• flumes
• courses
• racecourses
• sluices
• streams
• spillways
• torrents
• sluiceways
• floodways
• gutters
• millraces
• millstreams
• rivulets
• troughs
• tideways
• swashes

2

as in straits

a narrow body of water between two land masses

the world record for swimming the channel between France and Great Britain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• straits
• roads
• sounds
• necks
• bays
• narrows
• inlets
• gulfs
• stretches
• arms
• reaches
• roadsteads

3

as in pipelines

a direct way of passing along information or supplies

you need to make arrangements through the proper channels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pipelines
• outlets
• sources
• routes
• conduits
• avenues
• suppliers
• contacts
• origins
• grapevines
• connections
• wellsprings
• fountainheads

4

as in conduits

a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)

had to replace the main water channel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conduits
• tubes
• pipes
• funnels
• drains
• lines
• ducts
• troughs
• leaders
• penstocks
• pipings
• pipelines
• tiles
• mains
• standpipes
• waste pipes
• spouts
• waterspouts
• hydrants
• drainpipes
• stovepipes
• smokestacks
• pipages

5

as in psychics

a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead

the channel went into a trance and began speaking in what was purported to be the voice of the deceased woman

Synonyms & Similar Words

• psychics
• mediums
• spiritualists
• spiritists
• channelers
• telepaths
• clairvoyants
• mind readers
• sensitives
• mentalists

channels

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of channel

as in pipes

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

• pipes
• funnels
• directs
• channelizes
• carries
• conducts
• canalizes
• siphons
• focuses
• transmits
• conveys
• consolidates
• concentrates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of channels

Noun

Crypto-channels have helped Iran make money from oil exports. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

That growth is likely to build as Jersey Mike's embraces more digital marketing initiatives, with the company already planning to allocate 20% of advertising dollars to digital channels over the next 12 to 18 months, Stump said. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Viewers also reported disruptions on other WBD channels, including Cartoon Network and TCM. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

The comments were not recorded by the city and did not appear on Hollywood’s regular broadcast channels, including YouTube. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

The video, which continues to be shared online despite being deleted from the brand's channels, showed Good Good co-founder Garrett Clark shoving member Alexis Miestowski to the turf. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Muscat also maintained channels to the Houthis, whom Riyadh and Abu Dhabi have long battled. — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026

During its two-and-a-half-hour descent through Titan’s thick orange atmosphere, Huygens captured the first-ever views of the surface, revealing river channels, ancient shorelines and a landscape shaped by liquid methane rather than water. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

Harking back to its Jurassic forbear, The End of Oak Street channels everyone's favorite '80s Amblin classics, but with a far more vicious bite. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 14 Aug. 2026

Rather than tell O’Connor’s story, Tayeh channels the singer’s ferocious energy through the bodies of her ten dancers, all women over forty, all with something to say. — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026

Similar events for collectors spread around the world Now Klein channels his passion for vintage computers into organizing festivals, repair workshops, swap meets and other events as president of the Vintage Computer Federation. — Terry Chea, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Darling with a show-stopping low back Born with her moon conjunct Venus in Libra, Emma Stone channels her natal Venus with a look that’s polished, romantic and slightly cinematic. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026

First, a low-voltage DC generator runs a high-voltage AC inverter, which then channels current through a transformer and finally a voltage multiplier. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2026

This guest channels major Euro-Summer energy with a linen blouse, relaxed pants, and a coordinating headscarf. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 21 July 2026

Created by Chicago painter Nathaniel Mary Quinn, the image mashes up caricatures of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ron Wood into a glorious grotesquerie that channels the colorful glam-trash aesthetics of the band’s late-’70s phase. — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026

Fueled by gritty guitars and a bluesy rock swagger, the song channels the music that shaped Twain’s youth while revisiting the confidence, freedom and idealism of adolescence. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 10 July 2026