filtered out

Removed by sifting

Filtered out describes something removed by a filtering process—whether physical, digital, or conceptual.

Coffee grounds are filtered out of brewed coffee.

Spam gets filtered out of your inbox.

In conversation, to filter out means to exclude or ignore: I learned to filter out the background noise.

The passive form emphasizes what's been removed rather than what remains.

Related

cut from the list · strainer · refinement · ostracism · algorithm · signal boost · peer review · quality control · vetting · discernment · censorship · discrimination · left behind · elimination · relevance · purification · noise reduction · white noise

Opposites
inclusion/exclusion

filtered outincluded

Made part of

kept · retained · kept in · selected · preserved

visibility/passage

filtered outpassed through

Moved across completely

transmitted · permitted · unblocked · cleared · released

passage/blockage

filtered outpassed through

Moved across completely

admitted · let in · passed · transmitted

Family

filter, filtered, filtering, filters, filtration, filtrate, outing, outward, outwardly

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