Showing results for "weakening"

present participle of weaken.

weakening

ADJECTIVE

falling

Synonyms

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collapsing decreasing descending lowering plunging sliding tumbling

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abating crumbling declining diminishing ebbing settling sinking slipping subsiding toppling tottering

Antonyms

WEAK

improving increasing rising

ADJECTIVE

flagging

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dwindling fading listless sagging slumping waning

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drooping fatigued languishing limp slacking tired tiring

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droopy languorous leaden lethargic spiritless weak

Antonyms

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energized refreshed

ADJECTIVE

lessening

Synonyms

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abating declining depreciating diminishing dropping dwindling ebbing lightening lowering moderating narrowing plummeting plunging quieting sagging shrinking sinking slackening slowing slumping softening subsiding waning wasting

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dying down fading away losing momentum shriveling up wearing down wearing off

NOUN

attenuation

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depletion devitalization enfeeblement exhaustion fading impoverishment weakness

NOUN

attrition

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erosion

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abrasion attenuation debilitation depreciation disintegration grinding rubbing thinning wear

Antonyms

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building happiness strengthening

NOUN

decline

Synonyms

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deterioration downturn drop failure fall recession slump

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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

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fall-off falling-off on the skids

Antonyms

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increase rise success

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accomplishment achievement ascent development growth improvement progress strength strengthening upgrade

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betterment

NOUN

devaluation

Synonyms

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decline decrease reduction

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write-down

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devaluing markdown

Antonyms

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enlargement increase

NOUN

diminution

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abatement alleviation contraction curtailment cut cutback decay decline decrease deduction retrenchment

Antonyms

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addition development enlargement expansion growth improvement increase raise rise

NOUN

ebb

Synonyms

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abatement backflow decay decrease degeneration depreciation deterioration diminution drop dwindling flagging lessening recession reflux retreat shrinkage sinking slackening subsidence sweep wane waning withdrawal

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fading away going out low tide low water outward flow petering out refluence retrocession retroflux

Antonyms

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advance development enlargement expansion growth improvement increase

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flow incline rise

NOUN

enervation

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attenuation debility depletion devitalization enfeeblement exhaustion feebleness frailness frailty weakness

Antonyms

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ability health strength vigor

NOUN

enfeeblement

Synonyms

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attenuation debility depletion devitalization enervation exhaustion feebleness frailness frailty weakness

Antonyms

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ability health strength vigor

Example Sentences

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While the dollar/oil connection has been weakening lately, the strategists said the greenback could climb alongside Brent again if those tensions re-emerge.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

A recent study reinforced concerns that it could signal a weakening of a key Atlantic Ocean current system that helps regulate the planet's climate.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

With the results prior to Monsanto, it seemed like the movement that was supposed to free private enterprise from regulatory overreach was also weakening the shield that regulatory power provided.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

The Japanese yen has been weakening continually since 2021, and is now hovering near historic 40-year lows.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

They’d have dimmed the lights now, but the car batteries were weakening anyway.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

weakening

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