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colander Synonyms

Another word for colander

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• noun (Context 1)

A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with perforations, used for draining liquids from solid foods such as cooked pasta or washed vegetables.

Usage Example

"After boiling the spaghetti, she poured it into a metal strainer in the sink to drain the hot water."

Strongest
strainer
Strong
sieve

• Nearby Words

coke
cokehead
cola
colander
colby
colcannon
cold

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Colander. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/colander
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