Synonyms for sieve

Most common

strain · sift

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

wall

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To strain, sift or sort using a sieve.

2. v. 2

   To concede; to let in.

3. n. 1

   A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.

   Near-synonyms: sifter, strainer, temse

Related words

Word family

sievelike

Phrases

sieve out cleaning sieve molecular sieve mole sieve sieve number sieve element

Forms

Plural

sieves → strainers, sifters, bolters, scalps…

Past participle

sieved
e.g. sieved → screened, sorted, sifted, strained…

Example sentences

• strain Tom has been under a great deal of strain lately.
• sift Did you sift the flour before you made the cookie batter?

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

sort¹, bolt¹, sift¹, tems

5 letters

scalp¹

6 letters

screen¹, strain¹, riddle², bolter², sifter

8 letters

strainer

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (riddle² = 2 syllables).