Synonyms of drains

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verb

present tense third-person singular of drain

1

as in pumps

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely

we drained the water from the tank before cleaning it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pumps
• empties
• taps
• sucks
• siphons
• bleeds
• evacuates
• syphons
• draws (off)
• cleans
• flushes
• drafts
• exhausts
• purges
• clears
• milks
• depletes
• voids
• vacates
• effuses
• vacuates
• decants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fills
• waters
• soaks
• bathes
• washes
• wets
• drenches
• overflows
• floods
• douses
• inundates
• drowns
• deluges
• swamps
• submerges
• souses
• dowses

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• fills
• waters
• soaks
• bathes
• washes
• wets
• drenches
• overflows
• floods
• douses
• inundates
• drowns
• deluges
• swamps
• submerges
• souses
• dowses

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2

as in exhausts

to make complete use of

virtually drained the country's natural resources

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exhausts
• consumes
• spends
• absorbs
• reduces
• depletes
• burns
• uses
• empties
• eats
• expends
• devours
• plays out
• decreases
• runs out of
• wastes
• draws down
• uses up
• diminishes
• lowers
• weakens
• saps
• downsizes
• dwindles
• undermines
• cripples
• lessens
• bankrupts
• impoverishes
• debilitates
• cleans (out)
• enfeebles
• blows
• abates
• disables
• dissipates
• guzzles
• squanders
• de-escalates
• dries up
• runs through
• lavishes
• throws away
• fritters (away)
• misspends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• replaces
• increases
• augments
• renews
• repairs
• enlarges
• reinforces
• enforces
• strengthens
• restores
• bolsters
• revives
• preserves
• saves
• conserves
• fortifies
• rebuilds
• reenforces

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• replaces
• increases
• augments
• renews
• repairs
• enlarges
• reinforces
• enforces
• strengthens
• restores
• bolsters
• revives
• preserves
• saves
• conserves
• fortifies
• rebuilds
• reenforces

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3

as in wears

to use up all the physical energy of

the long hike drained us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wears
• exhausts
• kills
• tires
• busts
• wastes
• wearies
• breaks
• burns out
• harasses
• knocks out
• wears out
• fatigues
• washes out
• frazzles
• outwears
• weakens
• saps
• fags
• does in
• debilitates
• wears to a frazzle
• tuckers (out)
• enfeebles
• does up
• enervates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• activates
• energizes
• strengthens
• rests
• invigorates
• rejuvenates
• vitalizes
• relaxes
• unwinds

• activates
• energizes
• strengthens
• rests
• invigorates
• rejuvenates
• vitalizes
• relaxes
• unwinds

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drains

2 of 2

noun

plural of drain

1

as in sluices

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sluices
• gutters
• flumes
• ducts
• drainpipes
• spouts
• waterspouts
• conduits
• troughs
• rainspouts
• eaves troughs
• aqueducts

2

as in flows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flows
• outflows
• gushes
• outpourings
• ebbs
• refluxes
• reflows
• rushes
• outpours
• exoduses
• flights
• stampedes
• emissions
• emanations
• discharges
• emigrations
• diasporas
• effluences

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inflows
• fluxes
• floods
• influxes
• overflows
• torrents
• rivers
• streams
• inundations
• tides
• inrushes
• deluges
• spates

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• inflows
• fluxes
• floods
• influxes
• overflows
• torrents
• rivers
• streams
• inundations
• tides
• inrushes
• deluges
• spates

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