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

What goes up … But by the midterm year of 1966, much of the energy from LBJ's landslide election in 1964 had been expended — and much more had been siphoned off by his escalation of the war in Vietnam. — Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

At each step in this chain, a portion of the electrons’ energy is siphoned off to pump protons across a membrane—Mitchell’s great insight—and the pressure of those protons rushing back through a molecular turbine is what makes ATP. — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Hope’s opponents in the case gained support from the state Board of Education, which argued the program siphoned money away from public schools. — Henry Culvyhouse, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2026

Sales tax growth above that threshold will be siphoned off to pay down stadium debt. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026

Postmortem commentaries on the campaign agreed that many factors were at play in Sinclair’s loss — FDR had kept his distance and progressive candidate Raymond Haight siphoned off votes from Sinclair — but Hollywood proudly took credit. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

But critics countered that the proposal would have siphoned money away from the Chicago Public Schools’ 72 other fine and performing arts campuses. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

International aid was siphoned off, with little oversight, by government officials and their cronies. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026

This year alone, $5 billion in taxpayer funds will be siphoned away from public schools to prop up Florida’s unaccountable voucher program, diverting dollars from the more than 80% of children who attend public schools. — Andrew Spar, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026