Synonyms of filtering

filtering

verb

present participle of filter

1

as in straining

to pass through a filter

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• straining
• screening
• leaching
• percolating

2

as in clarifying

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

• clarifying
• refining
• cleaning
• processing
• extracting
• fining
• washing
• purifying
• purging
• distilling
• clearing
• sifting
• cleansing
• garbling
• rectifying
• leaching
• sieving
• screening
• disinfecting
• sanitizing
• decontaminating
• elutriating
• bolting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clouding
• contaminating
• dulling
• muddying
• soiling
• polluting
• dirtying
• tainting
• defiling
• fouling
• sullying
• besmirching
• begriming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of filtering

According to You, the new approach could save significant computing resources by filtering out less promising materials before expensive simulations or even lab experiments start. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

The liver just might be one of your hardest-working organs, producing proteins and filtering the blood, metabolizing nutrients and creating necessary bile for digestion. — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

The critical mindset shift is recognizing that guardrails cannot be a proxy for governance (like believing filtering outputs or adding policy checklists equals controlling real-world consequences). — Rick Vanover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Then there's the dust that will assuredly find its way into the habitat, Hynek said, so engineers are looking at filtering systems and just how much time will be required to clean the inside of the habitat. — Leonard David, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Even though these are technically a semi-sheer, the curtain panels can give you a bit more privacy and more of a light-filtering sheer than a true light diffusion. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026

But Cheekface will still be here, filtering our depraved mutterings into sardonic bangers. — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026

Your liver is responsible for breaking down toxins and filtering them out of the body, essentially detoxifying you from harmful substances and chemicals. — Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 22 July 2026

Fans started filtering in at noon on Sunday for a day’s worth of events presented by the anti-poverty group and the City of New York in partnership with iHeartRadio. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026