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. James Harden:

   The Jazz just draining when you play great defense and give up offensive rebounds.

2. 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.

3. President Donald J. Trump:

   James Comey, John Brennan, James Clapper, we're draining the swamp, folks.

4. Dean Garfield:

   Encryption is a security tool we rely on everyday to stop criminals from draining our bank accounts, to shield our cars and airplanes from being taken over by malicious hacks, we deeply appreciate law enforcement's and the national security community’s work to protect us, but weakening encryption or creating backdoors to encrypted devices and data for use by the good guys would actually create vulnerabilities to be exploited by the bad guys.

5. Bruce Currie:

   Justice has not been done. If this mine goes ahead, it risks draining away the groundwater that our lives and businesses depend on.