Synonyms of siphoned

siphoned

verb

variants also syphoned

past tense of siphon

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drained
• pumped
• emptied
• tapped
• sucked
• drew (off)
• bled
• drafted
• evacuated
• cleaned
• milked
• flushed
• purged
• exhausted
• vacated
• cleared
• depleted
• voided
• decanted
• effused
• vacuated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filled
• washed
• soaked
• watered
• bathed
• drenched
• flooded
• drowned
• wet
• inundated
• overflowed
• deluged
• submerged
• doused
• swamped
• soused

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of siphoned

The transitional kindergarten growth has siphoned more lucrative 4-year-olds from their sites — as babies and toddlers require higher staff ratios and more intense care — putting even more centers at risk of closing, research showed. — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Squash plants are withered, siphoned to oblivion by squash bugs. — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026

States should step up their efforts to audit hospitals and nursing homes, to determine whether profits are being purposefully siphoned to related parties. — Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

For San Diego, one of those lessons came in 2019 through the Academic Arts and Action, or A3, charter school fraud scheme, which siphoned more than $400 million from public education and ultimately led to the criminal prosecution of 11 individuals. — Malia M Cohen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026

Approximately $5 billion in taxpayer money is being siphoned away from our traditional public schools into voucher systems. — Stephanie Vanos, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

So, over a third of Americans’ individual income tax dollars were siphoned away and not used for the provision of government goods, services, and transfer payments. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Thousands of Brazilian reals, the national currency, were soon siphoned from his bank account. — Harry Booth, Time, 26 June 2026

More than 100 Labour members of Parliament called for Starmer to step down after Reform UK, a relatively new anti-immigration and hard-right party, won the largest number of local seats and the rising Green Party siphoned voters from the left. — ABC News, 23 June 2026