Synonyms for draining
drain·ing

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1. draining, exhaustingadjective

   having a debilitating effect

   "an exhausting job in the hot sun"

   Synonyms:
   wearing, tiring, exhausting, wearying

   Antonyms:
   invigorating

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1. List of paraphrases for "draining":

   drainage, dewatering, drain, drying, exhausting, emptying, flowing

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1. Zach Schiller:

   Without veto action by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, the legislature will send a windfall to the wealthiest Ohioans while draining revenue the state needs to get back on track after the pandemic, altogether, the tax cuts and breaks will cost more than $ 2 billion over the next two years that could be put to much better use.

2. Ivy Baker Priest:

   Any woman who has a career and a family automatically develops something in the way of two personalities, like two sides of a dollar bill, each different in design. ... Her problem is to keep one from draining the life from the other.

3. Margaret Mead:

   We are living beyond our means. As a people we have developed a lifestyle that is draining the earth of its priceless and irreplaceable resources without regard for the future of our children and people all around the world.

4. John Bodrozic:

   Sediment builds up over time at the bottom of the tank, causing corrosion, partially draining it removes the sediment and keeps the heater running more efficiently — and keeps it running longer.

5. Jeff Gordon:

   Spectators need to understand how white-knuckle an experience it is, how mentally draining and how not fun it is, i would rather watch those races than participate in them.