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weakening

ADJECTIVE
falling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collapsing decreasing descending lowering plunging sliding tumbling
STRONG
abating crumbling declining diminishing ebbing settling sinking slipping subsiding toppling tottering
Antonyms
WEAK
improving increasing rising
ADJECTIVE
flagging
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dwindling fading listless sagging slumping waning
STRONG
drooping fatigued languishing limp slacking tired tiring
WEAK
droopy languorous leaden lethargic spiritless weak
Antonyms
STRONG
energized refreshed
ADJECTIVE
lessening
Synonyms
STRONG
abating declining depreciating diminishing dropping dwindling ebbing lightening lowering moderating narrowing plummeting plunging quieting sagging shrinking sinking slackening slowing slumping softening subsiding waning wasting
WEAK
dying down fading away losing momentum shriveling up wearing down wearing off
NOUN
attenuation
Synonyms
STRONG
depletion devitalization enfeeblement exhaustion fading impoverishment weakness
NOUN
attrition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
erosion
STRONG
abrasion attenuation debilitation depreciation disintegration grinding rubbing thinning wear
Antonyms
WEAK
building happiness strengthening
NOUN
decline
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deterioration downturn drop failure fall recession slump
STRONG
abatement backsliding comedown cropper decay decrepitude degeneracy degeneration descent devolution diminution dissolution dive downfall downgrade dwindling ebb ebbing enfeeblement failing flop lapse pratfall relapse senility skids wane waning worsening
WEAK
fall-off falling-off on the skids
Antonyms
STRONGEST
increase rise success
STRONG
accomplishment achievement ascent development growth improvement progress strength strengthening upgrade
WEAK
betterment
NOUN
devaluation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decline decrease reduction
STRONG
write-down
WEAK
devaluing markdown
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enlargement increase
NOUN
diminution
Synonyms
STRONG
abatement alleviation contraction curtailment cut cutback decay decline decrease deduction retrenchment
Antonyms
STRONG
addition development enlargement expansion growth improvement increase raise rise
NOUN
ebb
Synonyms
STRONG
abatement backflow decay decrease degeneration depreciation deterioration diminution drop dwindling flagging lessening recession reflux retreat shrinkage sinking slackening subsidence sweep wane waning withdrawal
WEAK
fading away going out low tide low water outward flow petering out refluence retrocession retroflux
Antonyms
STRONG
advance development enlargement expansion growth improvement increase
WEAK
flow incline rise
NOUN
enervation
Synonyms
STRONG
attenuation debility depletion devitalization enfeeblement exhaustion feebleness frailness frailty weakness
Antonyms
STRONG
ability health strength vigor
NOUN
enfeeblement
Synonyms
STRONG
attenuation debility depletion devitalization enervation exhaustion feebleness frailness frailty weakness
Antonyms
STRONG
ability health strength vigor

Example Sentences

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Weakening the NIH could undermine America’s place in fast-moving fields like AI-biotech research, narrowing its global influence over the very rules and norms that will govern the future.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Weakening the ELN would require cooperation with Caracas, Colombian officials and analysts said, but Venezuela’s military simply isn’t equipped to take on the group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Weakening pricing power in United's domestic market has sparked concerns about travel demand, reflected in airline share prices.

From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2023

"Weakening encryption, undermining privacy and introducing the mass surveillance of people's private communications is not the way forward," the open letter warns.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2023

Weakening of the special creation theory by other evidence such as archeology and biblical criticism.

From Manhood of Humanity. by Korzybski, Alfred