/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of sifting Find synonyms for: Noun1. winnow, winnowing, sifting, separationusage: the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"Verb1. sift, travel, go, move, locomoteusage: move as if through a sieve; "The soldiers sifted through the woods"2. sift, sieve, strain, separateusage: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"3. sieve, sift, analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvasusage: check and sort carefully; "sift the information"4. sieve, sift, choose, take, select, pick outusage: distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: labyrinth Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language