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wearing down

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 weakening
WEAK
dying down fading away losing momentum shriveling up wearing off
NOUN
erosion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
corrosion decrease destruction disintegration
STRONG
abrasion attrition consumption despoliation spoiling wear
WEAK
desedimentation eating away grinding down washing away
Antonyms
WEAK
building construction rebuilding strengthening

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