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grinding down

  • as inerosion
  • as inerode
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Synonyms for grinding down

noun deterioration; wearing away
  • corrosion
  • decrease
  • destruction
  • disintegration
  • abrasion
  • attrition
  • consumption
  • despoliation
  • spoiling
  • wear
  • desedimentation
  • eating away
  • grinding down
  • washing away
  • wearing down

Antonyms for grinding down

  • building
  • construction
  • rebuilding
  • strengthening
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More words related to grinding down

erosion

noun. deterioration; wearing away
  • abrasion
  • attrition
  • consumption
  • corrosion
  • decrease
  • desedimentation
  • despoliation
  • destruction
  • disintegration
  • eating away
  • grinding down
  • spoiling
  • washing away
  • wear
  • wearing down
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.