Definition for Sift:

• Separate into finer& coarser parts with sieve, separate( finer parts) from material or its coarser parts or out, sprinkle( sugar &c.) from perforated spoon &c.; closely examine details of( evidence, facts, &c.) with regard to credibility or authenticity or relevance, analyse character of; ( of snow, light, &c.) fall as from sieve. Hence(-) sifter( 1, 2) n. [ old English]

Synonyms for Sift:

• n.

  •
  • butcher,
  • butchery,
  • blend,
  • butter,
  • beat,
  • scrutinize,
  • chill,
  • bake,
  • carve,
  • bone,
  • investigate,
  • blanch.
  •
  • dig,
  • scout,
  • check up on,
  • look into,
  • purify,
  • bolt,
  • research,
  • size,
  • delve,
  • gather,
  • clean.
  •
  • go through,
  • include,
  • scavenge.
  •sift (noun)
  • strain,
  • sieve.

• v.

  •analyze (verb)
  • anatomize,
  • dissect,
  • examine,
  • study,
  • winnow,
  • analyze,
  • assay.
  •contact (verb)
  • strain,
  • sieve.
  •order (verb)
  • collate,
  • arrange,
  • design,
  • chart,
  • separate,
  • order,
  • orchestrate,
  • marshal,
  • stabilize,
  • maintain,
  • rationalize,
  • stratify,
  • fix,
  • program,
  • rate,
  • set,
  • scheme,
  • schematize,
  • systematize,
  • normalize,
  • score,
  • integrate,
  • grade,
  • establish,
  • array,
  • classify,
  • compose,
  • unsnarl,
  • schedule,
  • structure,
  • cast,
  • mediate,
  • prepare,
  • type,
  • regulate,
  • right,
  • form,
  • frame,
  • plot,
  • Methodize,
  • pigeonhole,
  • unify,
  • organize,
  • rank,
  • harmonize,
  • shape,
  • plan,
  • subordinate,
  • group,
  • categorize,
  • adjust,
  • devise,
  • class,
  • support,
  • control,
  • sort,
  • screen,
  • place,
  • balance,
  • settle.
  •search (verb)
  • probe,
  • pry,
  • peek,
  • rifle,
  • forage,
  • seek,
  • scour,
  • comb,
  • rummage,
  • peer,
  • search,
  • look for.
  •take out residue; remove impurities (verb)
  • examine,
  • size,
  • probe,
  • sieve,
  • clean,
  • comb,
  • screen,
  • drain,
  • fathom,
  • filter,
  • pan,
  • sort,
  • pore over,
  • look into,
  • purify,
  • strain,
  • part,
  • explore,
  • winnow,
  • scrutinize,
  • grade,
  • evaluate,
  • go through,
  • inquire,
  • colander,
  • riddle,
  • separate,
  • delve into,
  • investigate,
  • search,
  • prospect,
  • dig into,
  • go into,
  • analyze.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • thresh,
  • distinguish.
  •discriminate
  • contradistinguish,
  • evaluate,
  • severalize.
  •distinguish
  • identify,
  • individualize,
  • sort out.
  •examine
  • dig into,
  • parse,
  • search into,
  • pore over,
  • delve into,
  • vet.
  •look into
  • look into.
  •screen
  • pick out.
  •search
  • look for,
  • poke into,
  • search.
  •Other relevant words:
  • gradation,
  • gather,
  • prospect,
  • eliminate,
  • scan,
  • pick out,
  • edulcorate,
  • rap,
  • dig,
  • canvass,
  • overripe,
  • gradate,
  • thresh,
  • pore over,
  • strain,
  • exorbitant,
  • rough,
  • reach,
  • segregate,
  • also,
  • deal,
  • controvert,
  • file,
  • raspy,
  • remove,
  • compass,
  • elect,
  • scavenge,
  • draw off,
  • set to rights,
  • further,
  • factor,
  • hunt,
  • discourse about,
  • reason,
  • indelicate,
  • demarcate,
  • stress,
  • sweep,
  • similarly,
  • scrutinise,
  • glean,
  • rectify,
  • hand-pick,
  • ventilate,
  • Indagate,
  • clean,
  • deliberate,
  • discriminate,
  • puree,
  • bolt,
  • range,
  • sublimate,
  • sifting,
  • uneven,
  • go deep into,
  • distill,
  • expand,
  • research,
  • dispose of,
  • part,
  • get rid of,
  • dust,
  • miss out,
  • appraise,
  • exclude,
  • evaluate,
  • put aside,
  • distinguish,
  • inquire,
  • deal with,
  • weigh,
  • plumb,
  • Lixiviate,
  • go into,
  • thrash out,
  • subdivide,
  • scatter,
  • qualify,
  • search through,
  • bake,
  • dip into,
  • peruse,
  • extract,
  • deface,
  • exploration,
  • rake,
  • bank,
  • clarify,
  • clear,
  • sort out,
  • search into,
  • percolate,
  • lay aside,
  • assess,
  • talk of,
  • brush,
  • frequent,
  • collocate,
  • debate,
  • review,
  • choose,
  • pick and choose,
  • furthermore,
  • anyway,
  • exchange views,
  • spiritualize,
  • slip by,
  • process,
  • check,
  • gross,
  • talk about,
  • go over,
  • seepage,
  • excerpt,
  • settle on,
  • butchery,
  • decadent,
  • resolve,
  • pry into,
  • fathom,
  • screening,
  • cordon,
  • fix upon,
  • single out,
  • overly,
  • reduce to order,
  • sieve,
  • screen out,
  • overtake,
  • granular,
  • talk,
  • pass,
  • knock around,
  • handle,
  • hoarse,
  • pan,
  • cordon off,
  • set in order,
  • filter out,
  • impolite,
  • sound,
  • assort,
  • discuss,
  • distort,
  • seep,
  • leach,
  • beat,
  • separate out,
  • distribute,
  • excessively,
  • parcel out,
  • obtain,
  • delve into,
  • colander,
  • insulate,
  • disperse,
  • isolate,
  • filtration,
  • blanch,
  • Depurate,
  • individualize,
  • weed out,
  • crude,
  • granule,
  • extend,
  • draw the line,
  • look into,
  • seclude,
  • drain,
  • decontaminate,
  • line,
  • butcher,
  • tense up,
  • gauge,
  • inquire into,
  • disentangle,
  • make sure of,
  • wash,
  • rally,
  • strive,
  • check up on,
  • severalize,
  • essentialize,
  • refine,
  • ghettoize,
  • parse,
  • sieve out,
  • try,
  • survey,
  • shoal,
  • calculate,
  • investigate,
  • treat,
  • subtilize,
  • select,
  • mature,
  • sandbank,
  • opt for,
  • demark,
  • percolation,
  • riddle,
  • recognize,
  • area,
  • butter,
  • comment upon,
  • make a selection,
  • blend,
  • bone,
  • decide upon,
  • distil,
  • dive into,
  • deform,
  • cruel,
  • differentiate,
  • thrash,
  • filtrate,
  • poke into,
  • scout,
  • vet,
  • inspect,
  • argue,
  • tense,
  • divide,
  • split hairs,
  • catalog,
  • nitpick,
  • extravagant,
  • grainy,
  • put to rights,
  • sift out,
  • husky,
  • quibble,
  • talk over,
  • solicitation,
  • dig into,
  • include,
  • delve,
  • run,
  • switch over,
  • discourse,
  • leakage,
  • analyse,
  • carve,
  • quarantine,
  • soft,
  • quality,
  • extreme,
  • pass by,
  • pack,
  • thresh out,
  • explore,
  • raw,
  • set out,
  • handpick,
  • sublime,
  • cull out,
  • filter,
  • sever,
  • put in order,
  • blow over,
  • inordinate,
  • chew the rag,
  • pass away,
  • allot,
  • gruff,
  • sandbar,
  • position,
  • fix on,
  • air,
  • besides,
  • settle upon,
  • cull,
  • equally,
  • alike,
  • interview,
  • gin,
  • chill,
  • purify,
  • scrutinize,
  • approximate,
  • keep apart,
  • sifter,
  • go through,
  • contradistinguish,
  • size,
  • match,
  • too,
  • dispose,
  • excessive,
  • disjoin,
  • amplify,
  • rocky,
  • consider,
  • over,
  • elute,
  • enlarge,
  • weed,
  • apportion,
  • reason about,
  • pick,
  • shah,
  • ripe,
  • categorise,
  • identify,
  • case,
  • decide on.

Antonyms for Sift:

• v.

  • take out residue; remove impurities
    dirty, put in, adulterate, combine, join.