Synonyms of siphon

siphon

verb

variants also syphon

1

as in to pump

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

• pump
• drain
• tap
• suck
• draw (off)
• bleed
• draft
• evacuate
• empty
• milk
• exhaust
• flush
• void
• clean
• purge
• deplete
• vacate
• vacuate
• decant
• effuse
• clear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fill
• water
• wash
• soak
• bathe
• drench
• wet
• flood
• overflow
• drown
• douse
• inundate
• swamp
• submerge
• dowse
• souse
• deluge

2

as in to funnel

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

• funnel
• direct
• pipe
• transmit
• channel
• conduct
• canalize
• channelize
• focus
• carry
• convey
• concentrate
• consolidate

Examples of siphon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While West holds only a minuscule margin of support in the state, siphoning even a sliver of Democratic support from Vice President Kamala Harris could derail her hopes of winning Pennsylvania this fall. —Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Sep. 2024

Right now, water thieves — such as the farmers and ranchers who illegally siphoned off more than half the Shasta River’s flow for eight days in 2022, violating rules designed to protect salmon, as my colleague Ian James reports — pay hardly anything. —Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024

By November 2022, the value of FTX stood at zero and top executives were being accused of siphoning more than $8 billion in customer funds. —Mackenzie Sigalos,ari Levy, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024

The park isn't only frequented by tourists siphoned off Disney property. —Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024