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drain

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of drain

1 to remove (liquid) gradually or completely

we drained the water from the tank before cleaning it

Synonyms of drain

bleed, draft, draw (off), pump, siphon (also syphon), tap

Words Related to drain

clear, empty, evacuate, exhaust, vacate, vacuate, void

clean, flush, purge

Near Antonyms of drain

bathe, douse (also dowse), drench, soak, souse, wash, water, wet

deluge, drown, flood, inundate, overflow

submerge, swamp

Antonyms of drain

2 to make complete use of

virtually drained the countryʼs natural resources

Synonyms of drain

absorb, burn, consume, deplete, devour, draw down, exhaust, expend, play out, spend, use up

Words Related to drain

abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, reduce

bankrupt, clean (out), impoverish

cripple, debilitate, disable, enfeeble, sap, undermine, weaken

blow, dissipate, fritter (away), guzzle, lavish, misspend, run through, squander, throw away, waste

Phrases Synonymous with drain

Near Antonyms of drain

augment, enlarge, increase

bolster, enforce, fortify, reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen

rebuild, repair, restore, revive

conserve, preserve, save

Antonyms of drain

3 to use up all the physical energy of

the long hike drained us

Synonyms of drain

break, burn out, bust, do in, do up, exhaust, fag, fatigue, frazzle, harass, kill, knock out, outwear, tire, tucker (out), wash out, wear, wear out, weary

Words Related to drain

debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, sap, waste, weaken

Phrases Synonymous with drain

wear to a frazzle

Near Antonyms of drain

activate, energize, invigorate, rejuvenate, strengthen, vitalize

relax, rest, unwind

Synonym Discussion of drain

deplete, drain, exhaust, impoverish, bankrupt mean to deprive of something essential to existence or potency. deplete implies a reduction in number or quantity so as to endanger the ability to function.

- depleting our natural resources

drain implies a gradual withdrawal and ultimate deprivation of what is necessary to an existence.

- personal tragedy had drained him of all spirit

exhaust stresses a complete emptying.

- her lecture exhausted the subject

impoverish suggests a deprivation of something essential to richness or productiveness.

- impoverished soil

bankrupt suggests impoverishment to the point of imminent collapse.

- war had bankrupted the nation of resources

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