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drained

/dɹeɪnd/adjective1 syllable

Drained means: emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid).

Synonyms for drained21

adjective, as in emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)

empty, exhausted

adjective, as in extremely exhausted

knackered, tired

adjective, as in drained of electric charge; discharged

dead, uncharged

also used for drained

weary, bleareyed, bleary, bleary-eyed, bone-tired, bushed, tired out, spent, wrecked, flat, consumed, depleted, done up, effete, all

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Opposites of drained

undrained

What does drained mean?3

adjective

1

emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)“a drained marsh”

2

extremely exhausted

3

drained of electric charge; discharged“a dead battery”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with drained?27

three syllables

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Drained in a sentence

  • The dirty water from the pool was drained, and replaced with clean water.krzysiek
  • Birch trees grow well in acidic, well-drained soil.CK
  • She washed her clothes, then she drained them.Aghanim
  • All the color drained away from his face.CM
  • He raised the glass to his lips and drained it at one gulp.CM
  • He raised the glass to his mouth and drained it all in one shot.FeuDRenais2
  • The colour drained from her face at the news of the traffic accident.JimBreen
  • There are times in our hectic everyday lives when we feel drained of energy.felidad

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