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present participle of dissolve.

dissolving

NOUN

cancellation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandonment abolition annulment dissolution elimination repeal retirement reversal revocation

STRONG

abrogation deletion invalidation nullification recall repudiation retraction undoing

WEAK

abandoning abolishing canceling invalidating overruling quashing recalling retracting reversing revoking withdrawing

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STRONGEST

enactment validation

STRONG

confirmation

WEAK

allowance approval arrangement establishment permission

NOUN

destruction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annihilation carnage elimination eradication extermination extinction loss massacre murder ruin slaughter

STRONG

abolition bane crushing downfall end extinguishing extirpation havoc invalidation liquidation overthrow ravaging ruination sacking shattering slaying subjugation subversion undoing wreckage wrecking

WEAK

abolishing assassinating crashing disintegrating disrupting invalidating subverting

Antonyms

STRONG

creation

WEAK

building construction improvement reparation restoration

NOUN

fermentation

Synonyms

STRONG

agitation ebullition evaporation leavening souring turbulence

WEAK

bubbling foaming frothing seething volatilization

NOUN

liquidation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elimination eradication extinction slaughter

STRONG

abolition bane carnage crushing downfall end extermination extinguishing extirpation havoc invalidation loss massacre murder obliteration overthrow ravaging ruin ruination sacking shattering slaying subjugation subversion undoing wreckage wrecking

WEAK

abolishing assassinating crashing disintegrating disrupting extinguishment invalidating subverting

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplishment building construction creation success

NOUN

obliteration

Synonyms

STRONG

abolition bane carnage crushing downfall elimination end eradication extermination extinction extinguishing extirpation havoc invalidation liquidation loss massacre murder overthrow ravaging ruin ruination sacking shattering slaughter slaying subjugation subversion undoing wreckage wrecking

WEAK

abolishing assassinating crashing disintegrating disrupting extinguishment invalidating subverting

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplishment birth building construction creation success

NOUN

ruination

Synonyms

STRONG

abolition annihilation bane carnage crushing devastation downfall elimination end eradication extermination extinction extinguishing extirpation havoc invalidation liquidation loss massacre murder overthrow ravaging ruin sacking shattering slaughter slaying subjugation subversion undoing wrack wreck wreckage wrecking

WEAK

abolishing assassinating disintegrating disrupting invalidating subverting

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplishment birth building construction creation success

Example Sentences

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Grok comes from xAI, which SpaceX merged with in February. xAI no longer exists, with SpaceX dissolving the entity recently.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

And no moment has stayed with me longer than Roberto Baggio’s missed penalty kick in the 1994 World Cup final, his head bowed, ponytail falling forward, a nation’s hopes dissolving in the Pasadena heat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Water can continue flowing through these crystals, dissolving them and making the systems relatively easy to clean.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

The Backrooms takes this to the extreme - a physical symbol of memories "dissolving into themselves".

From BBC • May 29, 2026

She began to tremble, and she felt the sinking and dissolving inside her that meant she was going to cry.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau

dissolving

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