Synonyms for sewer
ˈsu ərsew·er

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1. sewer, sewerage, cloacanoun

   a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water

   Synonyms:
   toilet, sewerage, sewage, cloaca, gutter

2. sewernoun

   someone who sews

   "a sewer of fine gowns"

   Synonyms:
   toilet, sewerage, cloaca, gutter

3. gutter, sewer, toiletnoun

   misfortune resulting in lost effort or money

   "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet"

   Synonyms:
   stool, toilette, cloaca, commode, sewerage, lavatory, toilet, privy, gutter, can, john, potty, bathroom, lav, pot, trough, crapper, throne

Matched Categories

1. • Drain
   • Misfortune
   • Needleworker

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1. sewernoun

   Synonyms:
   drain

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. sewernoun

   Associated words:
   sewerage, sewage

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1. List of paraphrases for "sewer":

   sewers, sewage, sewerage, wastewater, gutter, drain

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1. Caterina Heyck Puyana:

   Towards the end of last year we began investigating the possible disappearance and dismemberment of an undetermined number of people at La Modelo prison in Bogota, the victims were inmates, visitors and people who had nothing to do with the prison. Their remains were thrown into the drain pipes of the sewer system.

2. Susan Wright:

   This is illegal, immoral, and wrong, there's not a sewer too deep that some politicians won't plumb. Imagine it : someone is attacking my late husband, the love of my life, a man who gave me such joy in life.

3. Donna Brazile:

   You can't put this under the rug. It's out there. So yes, deal with it. But you know, we can also says it's an old issue, this election is about the future... If Donald Trump wants to go in the sewer and play this game, do it.

4. Harry Jol:

   When we arrived on site there is a school and its grounds over the proposed site for research, being in an urban environment also presents its challenges with subsurface electrical, sewer, gas lines and other buried items.

5. Mel Brooks:

   Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.