Synonyms of filter

filter 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to strain

to pass through a filter

steep the tea and then filter it to get rid of the leaves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strain
• screen
• leach
• percolate

2

as in to clarify

to remove usually visible impurities from

after frying the chicken, we filtered the oil and kept it in the refrigerator to use again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clarify
• refine
• extract
• clean
• fine
• wash
• purify
• process
• purge
• distill
• clear
• sift
• garble
• cleanse
• rectify
• sieve
• leach
• decontaminate
• screen
• sanitize
• disinfect
• elutriate
• bolt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soil
• dull
• cloud
• dirty
• muddy
• contaminate
• pollute
• taint
• defile
• foul
• besmirch
• sully
• begrime

filter

2 of 2

noun

as in purifier

Related Words

• purifier
• clarifier
• refiner
• purity
• cleanliness
• immaculateness

Dissimilar Words

• contamination
• contaminant
• pollutant
• impurity
• spot
• stain
• taint
• blot
• soil
• sludge
• defilement
• blotch
• dirt
• adulterant
• filth
• muck
• scum
• smut
• grime

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of filter

Verb

But vaccines are filtered through a purification process during production, meaning no fetal tissue ends up in the final product. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Even our vulnerability now arrives edited, filtered, captioned, and optimized for engagement. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Noun

The Brita collaboration, Ozener said, will allow Hello Klean to tailor filter media by region. — Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

Instead of having one optical component serving as a delay line, another as a filter, and another performing some additional signal-processing function, a programmable resonator network could potentially be reconfigured to perform several jobs. — New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026