Synonyms of funneled

funneled

verb

variants also funnelled

past tense of funnel

as in directed

to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway

funneled endless time and money into his misguided pet project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• directed
• channeled
• carried
• conducted
• siphoned
• piped
• channelized
• canalized
• focused
• transmitted
• conveyed
• consolidated
• concentrated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of funneled

Instead of raising expensive new money from outside investors, parent companies extracted equity from their nonbank subsidiaries and funneled it into their commercial bank arms. — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Wealthy donors have largely flocked to Bronin’s and Larson’s campaigns, both as individual contributors or funneled through political action committees. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

Proceeds from Art+Film are funneled to LACMA’s focus to make film central to the museum’s curatorial program while also supporting its broader mission with exhibitions, acquisitions, educational programming and more. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

The tough shotmaking only slowed when the ball stopped being funneled to him. — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 July 2026

On the plane, you’re hemmed in by the choices of your fellow-passengers; by the physical constraints of your environment; and by the economic considerations that have funnelled you into your particular seat on the plane. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

For more than a decade, California has taxed health insurance companies and funneled that money to Medi-Cal and the state’s general fund. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

In 2022 alone, Anthony Carone funneled money to his brother to the tune of $500,000 through his law firm bank account, prosecutors said. — Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 2 July 2026

Over three days in the downtown courtroom in June, a Times reporter observed how many immigrants were funneled into the courtroom in groups, and the judge rarely addressed them directly, typically calling up around five cases at a time. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026