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Synonyms for weakening:


adj. dropping

collapsing
decreasing
descending
lowering
plunging
sliding
tumbling
abating
crumbling
declining
diminishing
ebbing
settling
sinking
slipping
subsiding
toppling
tottering

adj. languid

dwindling
fading
listless
sagging
slumping
waning
drooping
fatigued
languishing
limp
slacking
tired
tiring
droopy
languorous
leaden
lethargic
spiritless
weak

adj. decreasing

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

noun debilitation

depletion
devitalization
enfeeblement
exhaustion
fading
impoverishment
weakness

noun wearing down or away

erosion
abrasion
attenuation
debilitation
depreciation
disintegration
grinding
rubbing
thinning
wear

noun lessening

deterioration
downturn
drop
failure
fall
recession
slump
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
fall-off
falling-off

noun depreciation

decline
decrease
reduction
write-down
devaluing
markdown

noun lessening, reduction

abatement
alleviation
contraction
curtailment
cut
cutback
decay
decline
decrease
deduction
retrenchment

noun regression; decline

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

noun debilitation

attenuation
debility
depletion
devitalization
enfeeblement
exhaustion
feebleness
frailness
frailty
weakness

noun debilitation

attenuation
debility
depletion
devitalization
enervation
exhaustion
feebleness
frailness
frailty
weakness

Examples of uses:

Officials attributed the unusual occurrence to weakening ofthe topsoilsupportnearby.
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Only by weakening the body can we restore the balance.
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The Chumbley reports that the sounds are weakening!
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I may have said a word to someone here and there. Something about not weakening our defenses by fighting trivial border wars.
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Stress, and the worries of the day, can lead to a weakening of resolve, opening the door to temptation.
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'My own indecisiveness growing, my force of will steadily weakening.
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But I am so run-down that even my faith in our Lord is weakening.
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What is to stop him from weakening, giving you over to the police?
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Broadly, that's a weakening of the wall muscle of the heart.
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Where are you weakest you weakening people of Britain?
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