Synonyms & related words for drainage

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of drainage — including drain, outfall, runoff, outflow. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to drainage

Explore words related to drainage — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include sewerage, sewer, culvert, sewage, irrigation, irrigational, drainpipe, wastewater. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for drainage

Common synonyms for drainage include drain, outfall, runoff, outflow — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does drainage come from?

The word drainage breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and Latin origin: drain, from Old English dreahnian (“to draw off, strain”); and -age, from Latin -aticum (“action or process of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.