DRAINED Synonyms: 176 Similar and Opposite Words

drained 1 of 2

adjective

as in exhausted

depleted in strength, energy, or freshness we were completely drained after shoveling snow all afternoon

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drained

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verb

past tense of drain

as in pumped

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely we drained the water from the tank before cleaning it

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as in consumed

to make complete use of virtually drained the country's natural resources

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as in tired

to use up all the physical energy of the long hike drained us

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Recent Examples of drained

Adjective

Next, let the butter melt and place the hot, drained ears of corn in the stockpot. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026 Feeling mentally drained or physically exhausted is something everyone experiences from time to time. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Tahoe officials have been vigilant, ensuring all boats are cleaned, drained and dry before launching into Lake Tahoe. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 See you later, the swamp (drained or undrained). — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026 The pool was quickly closed, drained and swept. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 19 June 2026 What starts as small talk always ends up in heated debates that leave me feeling drained and resentful. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025

Verb

The attackers used the IP addresses to host a smart contract that drained about $235,000 in bitcoin from people trying to visit the Celer Bridge cryptocurrency exchange. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026 In France, for example, officials have drained glacier lakes to head off potential flooding, Gagliardini says. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026 Her parents had drained swamps in order to create arable land and served in the Haganah pre-state military organization. — Natasha Mozgovaya, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 In your audit, emergency reserves are separated from non-retirement assets because they should not ever be drained unless there is an emergency. — Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The Chinese state news agency Xinhua, citing the country’s water resources ministry, said a new lake formed after Wednesday’s floods high in the mountains had largely drained. — Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Having your full vitality restored to you after a long period of feeling drained, lacking in confidence, and low on gas deserves a full celebration. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026 Firefighters and state Department of Fish and Wildlife officials drained the water from the tank, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The immediate danger eased only when the barrier drained gradually rather than collapsing all at once. — Umesh Haritashya, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drained

Adjective

These folks are good-natured and well-intentioned, but don’t seem to have a clue as to how their conduct left us exhausted and feeling ignored.

— Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
This unique take on ceviche quite literally revived my very exhausted body.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Verb

Participants are each given half a watermelon to eat in a specified time period, and they must be consumed down to the rind.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The world of journalism was consumed this week by a debate over whether The Wall Street Journal should have published an opinion piece that was written with the help of artificial intelligence.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of consumed

Verb

Fellow striker Ricardo Pepi tired out the Australian back line all day.

— Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Plus, their fabric and fill are less likely to accrue that ever-darkening yellowish stain that tired goose down pillows acquire over time, thanks to sweat, oils, lotion residues, etc.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2025

Definition of tired

Verb

Mullen said after the first burglary, not much was taken from the machines, as they had been emptied the previous day.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
As Jackson was being tended to, the Eagles sideline emptied onto the field to surround the running back.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of emptied

Verb

Steinem spent 11 days working undercover as a bunny in Manhattan's Playboy Club and documenting her experience.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Steinem spent her final years continuing to write, her representatives noted Thursday, including her forthcoming book An Unexpected Life.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of spent

Verb

Uplighting causes the dark panels to look like pillows, making the rooms feel soft and cosmic, as if the audience might be gently sucked into both the screen and the ceiling.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
They accidentally get sucked into a portal that transports them to a fantastical world with a friendly weredog (Dave Franco) and a demon (Lea Salonga) that feeds on memories.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026