Synonyms for drain

Most common

debilitate · enfeeble

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

fill, invigorate, suffuse

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To lose liquid.

   The clogged sink drained slowly.

2. n. 1

   A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)

   The drain in the kitchen sink is clogged.

Related words

Word family

drainboard draintrap drainage draining

Phrases

storm drain down the drain drain the lizard drain the python drain the snake circle the drain drain cleaner drain fever

Forms

Plural

drains → drainages, ditches, drys, oozes…

Past participle

drained
e.g. drained → debilitated, enfeebled, sewered, guttered…

Example sentences

• bleed The pin pierced his finger and it began to bleed.
• trench Trench warfare characterized the 1914-1918 War.
• sewer The El Harrach River functions like an open sewer.
• gutter This company has become a gutter for broken dreams.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

dry¹, sap¹

4 letters

draw¹, sink¹, ooze¹

5 letters

drink¹, empty², ditch¹, bleed¹, sewer²

6 letters

filter², strain¹, trench¹, gutter²

7 letters

channel², exhaust², deplete², outhole

8 letters

drainage², enfeeble³

9 letters

percolate³

10 letters

debilitate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (empty² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

drainer

Español

drenar

Deutsch

entwässern