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Meaning of sifted
The primary meaning of the word "sifted" is to examine or assess something carefully in order to separate or identify the valuable or useful parts.
Etymology of sifted
The word "sifted" comes from the Old English word "siftan", which is derived from the Proto-Germanic word "siftiz", and the Proto-Indo-European root "seip-", meaning "to sieve" or "to filter"
The word has been used in English since the 9th century, initially to describe the act of separating particles using a sieve, and later to describe the act of examining or assessing something carefully
Synonyms
screened
sorted
filtered
refined
purified
clarified
strained
winnowed
separated
distinguished
discerned
examined
inspected
reviewed
analyzed
evaluated
assessed
judged
appraised
tested
tried
proven
checked
verified
validated
certified
authenticated
investigated
researched
searched
scanned
combed
raked
sieved
winnowed
picked
chosen
selected
picked over
gone through
looked through
examined closely
inspected carefully
Definitions
- To examine or assess something carefully in order to separate or identify the valuable or useful parts
- * To separate or remove unwanted or undesirable parts from something
- * To move or be moved through a sieve or other device in order to separate particles of different sizes
Usage Examples
- The company sifted through hundreds of job applications to find the best candidate
- * The detective sifted through the evidence to piece together the events of the crime
- * The farmer sifted the wheat to separate the grain from the chaff
Antonyms
ignored
neglected
overlooked
disregarded
dismissed
rejected
unexamined
unassessed
untested
untried
unproven
unchecked
unverified
unvalidated
uncertified
unauthenticated
uninvestigated
unresearched
unsearched
unscanned
uncombed
unraked
unsieved
unwinnowed
unpicked
unchosen
unselected
unseparated
undistinguished
undiscerned
unexamined
uninspected