Thesaurus / wear down
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On this page you'll find 41 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to wear down, such as: overuse, waste, wear, and wear out.
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From the first he saw that the one and only way to wear down the Spanish resistance was to capture the fortresses.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONThe surface was turning to slush, but he knew it would wear down into a slippery mass on which the logs would run.
THE GIRL FROM KELLER'SHAROLD BINDLOSSAfter a time the cutting edges of the file teeth will wear down and it will be necessary to replace the file by another.
A HANDBOOK OF LABORATORY GLASS-BLOWINGBERNARD D. BOLASHis policy was to wear down the Germans by provoking attacks in which they were likely to lose more men than the Allies.
THE CHILDRENS' STORY OF THE WAR, VOLUME 4 (OF 10)JAMES EDWARD PARROTTI won't,' said the mouse, 'I'm not going to wear down my teeth for that.'
TALES FROM THE FJELDP. CHR. ASBJRNSENWhy, as the continents wear down, the oceans are filling up.
A HISTORY OF SCIENCE, VOLUME 3(OF 5)HENRY SMITH WILLIAMSIf this theory is true, how can we account for the fact that other ants do not wear down their teeth?
LIPPINCOTT'S MAGAZINE, VOL. 22, NOVEMBER, 1878VARIOUSThe attempt of the enemy to wear down the French forces was in vain, the latter re-organising their defences.
VERDUN ARGONNE-METZ 1914-1918ANONYMOUSThey wear down rapidly and an army of masons is employed in levelling them straight again all the year round.
ALONENORMAN DOUGLASThe skirts which the latter wear down to the ankles fasten securely at the waist their white shirt.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, 1493-1898VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO WEAR DOWN
- abate
- calm down
- check
- contract
- crumble
- curb
- curtail
- cut down
- decay
- decline
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- devaluate
- die down
- diminish
- droop
- drop
- drop off
- dry up
- dwindle
- ease
- ebb
- evaporate
- fade
- fall off
- lessen
- let up
- lighten
- lose edge
- lower
- modify
- narrow down
- peter out
- quell
- quiet
- reduce
- restrain
- run low
- settle
- shrink
- shrivel
- sink
- slack off
- slacken
- slash
- slow down
- slump
- soften
- subside
- tail off
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- wear away
- wear down
- wither
- abate
- bankrupt
- bleed
- bleed dry
- catheterize
- consume
- debilitate
- decrease
- deplete
- devitalize
- diminish
- dissipate
- divert
- draft
- draw off
- drink up
- dry
- empty
- evacuate
- exhaust
- expend
- fatigue
- filter off
- finish
- free from
- get last drop
- get rid of
- gulp down
- impoverish
- lessen
- milk
- pump
- pump out
- quaff
- reduce
- sap
- siphon
- spend
- strain
- suck
- suck dry
- swallow
- tap
- tax
- tire out
- use up
- waste
- wear
- wear down
- weary
- withdraw
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