DECANTED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

decanted

verb

past tense of decant

as in drained

formal to pour (a liquid, especially wine) from one container into another The bottles were uncorked and the wine was decanted an hour before the meal.

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Recent Examples of decanted Labels on airtight containers help identify ingredients at a glance, even when the packaging is removed or the contents are decanted. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026 Unused guest toiletries are decanted for use in staff changing rooms. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026

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Still, these legal battles and the year of strikes drained the UMWA financially.

— Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
The soil is just as dense, heavy, and poorly drained as ever.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 July 2026

Definition of drained

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More recently, gang violence has emptied out entire neighborhoods as more Haitians have fled both within the country and abroad to Canada and the United States.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Back at the Red Bull team bus, moments after the stage finish, two soigneurs emptied an ice-bath.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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Michael Thorbjornsen pumped his right fist after making a 26-foot putt for birdie on his last hole to shoot 7-under 63 and reach 18 under to win his first PGA Tour title by two shots at the final Rocket Classic on Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
The quarterback pumped before launching the deep pass downfield.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

Definition of pumped

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On the bridge, Sam taunts his brother before getting sucked out a hole in the observation window, graphically.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Often, compositions came from MacLeod watching a YouTube video, thinking the music sucked, then trying to make something more suitable.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026

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