SIPHONED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

siphoned

verb

variants also syphoned

past tense of siphon

as in drained

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely I let the stranded motorist siphon some of my gas so he could be on his way

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as in funneled

to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway investigators discovered that the so-called charitable organization was siphoning funds for personal use

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Recent Examples of siphoned The public funding may not be siphoned out of library budgets, but shortfalls have to be covered somehow. —

Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026 Nexstar has engaged in an aggressive lobbying campaign for the merger, arguing that the combination is necessary to compete against the tech giants that have siphoned off so much local advertising revenue in recent decades. —

Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026 But goodwill will get siphoned without a big splash. —

Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026 After his work with wildlife, and after fighting to keep water from being siphoned from the rivers in the Wyoming water wars of the 1980s, Richard was tired. —

Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026 Investigators say tax revenue intended for community arts projects may have been siphoned off instead. —

James Ward, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026 Yet prosecutors believe Knox siphoned money away from those contracts to take a family trip to Disneyland, buy subscriptions to streaming services and pay off stacks of personal credit card bills, among other expenses. —

Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026 Since its founding, the Northfield Allotments have shrunk to a few acres, land siphoned off over the years by developers. —

Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026 Investigators say funds meant for critical energy infrastructure, including wartime grid repairs after Russian attacks, were siphoned off through contract kickbacks. —

Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026

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Like the battery on her phone and computer, she was drained.

— Natalia Favre, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
At one point there’s a throwaway bit involving a roller coaster that dives into a pit of lava, eventually emerging with all its passengers transformed into happy skeletons; maybe we are supposed to be those happy skeletons, drained of life and loving it.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026