WINNOW OUT Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase winnow out. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| eliminate | verbv | |||||
verb • terminate, end, or take out • get rid of something • kill in large numbers • dismiss from consideration or a contest • eliminate from the body • remove from a contest or race • remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations | ||||||
| cull | verbv | |||||
noun • the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality verb • remove something that has been rejected • look for and gather | ||||||
| extract | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) • a passage selected from a larger work verb • remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense • get despite difficulties or obstacles • deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) • extract by the process of distillation • separate (a metal) from an ore • obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action • take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy • calculate the root of a number | ||||||
| filter | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • device that removes something from whatever passes through it • an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it verb • remove by passing through a filter • pass through • run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream | ||||||
| separate | verbv | |||||
adjective • independent; not united or joint noun • a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication • a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments adjective satellite • standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything • separated according to race, sex, class, or religion • have the connection undone; having become separate verb • act as a barrier between; stand between • force, take, or pull apart • mark as different • separate into parts or portions • divide into components or constituents • arrange or order by classes or categories • make a division or separation • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways • go one's own way; move apart • become separated into pieces or fragments • treat differently on the basis of sex or race • move or break apart • divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork | ||||||
| sift | verbv | |||||
verb • move as if through a sieve • separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements • check and sort carefully • distinguish and separate out | ||||||
| sort | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality • an approximate definition or example • a person of a particular character or nature • an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion verb • examine in order to test suitability • arrange or order by classes or categories | ||||||
| reject | verbv | |||||
noun • the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality verb • not accept something given or offered • not accept as true • deem wrong or inappropriate • reject with contempt • resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ • refuse entrance or membership • dismiss from consideration or a contest | ||||||
| rule out | verbv | |||||
verb • make impossible, especially beforehand • include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules • dismiss from consideration or a contest | ||||||
