Synonyms of draining

draining 1 of 2

adjective

as in exhausting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exhausting
• fatiguing
• debilitating
• enervating
• wearing
• demoralizing
• discouraging
• dispiriting
• disheartening
• enfeebling
• palling
• irritating
• annoying
• irksome
• bothersome
• unrewarding
• ordinary
• grey
• tepid
• sterile
• vapid
• cumbersome
• unsurprising
• uneventful
• gray
• pallid
• uninspiring
• unexciting
• inanimate
• unimaginative
• unexceptional
• soggy
• longsome
• commonplace
• lumbering
• blank
• unspectacular
• earthbound
• plodding
• pedantic
• pokey
• aseptic
• unsensational
• prosaic
• undramatic
• dullish
• common
• barren
• spiritless
• unnewsworthy
• poky
• suspenseless
• blah
• prosy
• pleasureless

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• involving
• interesting
• absorbing
• engaging
• gripping
• engrossing
• intriguing
• surprising
• wonderful
• riveting
• stimulating
• amazing
• astonishing
• wondrous
• exciting
• spectacular
• marvellous
• stirring
• inspiring
• energizing
• awesome
• sensational
• astounding
• marvelous
• exhilarating
• entertaining
• moving
• electrifying
• thrilling
• amusing
• breathtaking
• fabulous
• animating
• rousing
• touching
• attracting
• attractive
• charming
• diverting
• fascinating
• enlivening
• invigorating
• galvanizing
• poignant
• enchanting
• alluring
• entrancing
• enthralling
• beguiling
• bewitching
• eye-opening
• rip-roaring
• hair-raising
• provocative
• suspenseful
• captivating
• tantalizing
• arresting
• spellbinding
• mesmerizing

draining

2 of 2

verb

present participle of drain

1

as in pumping

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely

we drained the water from the tank before cleaning it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pumping
• sucking
• emptying
• tapping
• siphoning
• bleeding
• evacuating
• syphoning
• drawing (off)
• cleaning
• drafting
• flushing
• purging
• exhausting
• milking
• clearing
• depleting
• vacating
• voiding
• decanting
• vacuating
• effusing

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• filling
• washing
• soaking
• wetting
• bathing
• watering
• drenching
• flooding
• overflowing
• drowning
• dousing
• inundating
• submerging
• swamping
• sousing
• deluging
• dowsing

2

as in consuming

to make complete use of

virtually drained the country's natural resources

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exhausting
• consuming
• spending
• absorbing
• depleting
• reducing
• burning
• using
• emptying
• expending
• eating
• devouring
• decreasing
• wasting
• drawing down
• playing out
• running out of
• using up
• diminishing
• lowering
• sapping
• weakening
• dwindling
• downsizing
• undermining
• bankrupting
• impoverishing
• crippling
• lessening
• debilitating
• disabling
• enfeebling
• cleaning (out)
• blowing
• dissipating
• squandering
• abating
• de-escalating
• guzzling
• drying up
• lavishing
• running through
• frittering (away)
• throwing away
• misspending

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• replacing
• increasing
• renewing
• augmenting
• enlarging
• reinforcing
• enforcing
• strengthening
• repairing
• restoring
• rebuilding
• preserving
• reviving
• saving
• bolstering
• conserving
• fortifying
• reenforcing

3

as in killing

to use up all the physical energy of

the long hike drained us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exhausting
• killing
• wearing
• tiring
• busting
• harassing
• wasting
• wearying
• fatiguing
• breaking
• burning out
• knocking out
• wearing out
• sapping
• washing out
• fagging
• weakening
• doing in
• frazzling
• doing up
• outwearing
• enervating
• debilitating
• enfeebling
• tuckering (out)
• wearing to a frazzle

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• strengthening
• activating
• energizing
• invigorating
• resting
• rejuvenating
• relaxing
• vitalizing
• unwinding