Synonyms for weaken
ˈwi kənweak·en

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1. weaken

   Synonyms:
   abrogate, annul, cancel, destroy, overthrow, shake, shatter, unsettle, upset

   Antonyms:
   assure, confirm, corroborate, establish, fix, prove, ratify, sanction, settle, strengthen, substantiate, sustain, uphold

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1. weaken

   Synonyms:
   debilitate, enfeeble, enervate, dilute, impair, paralyze, attenuate, sap

   Antonyms:
   strengthen, invigorate, empower, corroborate, confirm

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1. weakenverb

   lessen the strength of

   "The fever weakened his body"

   Synonyms:
   undermine, step down, de-escalate, soften, countermine, dampen, sabotage, break, subvert, damp, counteract

   Antonyms:
   fortify, strengthen, beef up

2. weakenverb

   become weaker

   "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"

   Synonyms:
   undermine, step down, de-escalate, soften, countermine, dampen, sabotage, break, subvert, damp, counteract

   Antonyms:
   strengthen, fortify, beef up

3. sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weakenverb

   destroy property or hinder normal operations

   "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

   Synonyms:
   countermine, countervail, bring down, vitiate, counterbalance, deprave, debauch, cave, soften, misdirect, overturn, demoralize, counteract, subvert, sabotage, debase, profane, corrupt, damp, pervert, neutralize, demoralise, countercheck, antagonise, de-escalate, undermine, step down, dampen, overthrow, antagonize, break

   Antonyms:
   strengthen, beef up, fortify

4. de-escalate, weaken, step downverb

   reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of

   "de-escalate a crisis"

   Synonyms:
   subvert, step down, counteract, soften, resign, countermine, quit, leave office, de-escalate, dampen, break, sabotage, damp, undermine

   Antonyms:
   strengthen, fortify, beef up

5. dampen, damp, soften, weaken, breakverb

   lessen in force or effect

   "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

   Synonyms:
   crack, step down, break away, give way, soften, mince, reveal, give out, unwrap, conk out, part, wash, counteract, collapse, die, transgress, founder, discover, snap off, stop, go, demote, break out, separate, cushion, muffle, split, give away, damp, smash, dull, offend, get out, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, pause, divulge, buffer, let on, get around, interrupt, wear out, cave in, deaden, break-dance, check, break up, breach, break in, give, split up, subvert, better, burst, go bad, break off, tone down, disclose, bust, erupt, moisten, relent, recrudesce, undermine, stifle, break dance, go against, dampen, fall in, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, kick downstairs, de-escalate, break down, infract, fail, come apart, bankrupt, develop, mute, expose, break, moderate, discontinue, intermit, countermine, yield, wear, sabotage

   Antonyms:
   strengthen, fortify, beef up

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1. weakenverb

   Synonyms:
   enfeeble, enervate, debilitate, break, unman, effeminate, emolliate, unnerve, make weak

2. weakenverb

   Synonyms:
   invalidate, make of less effect

3. weakenverb

   Synonyms:
   reduce, depress, debase, lower

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1. weakenverb

   Synonyms:
   debilitate, enfeeble, enervate, unnerve, emasculate, incapacitate, sap, undermine, unman, exhaust, deplete, dilute, thin, invalidate, impair, diminish, lower, decline

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1. List of paraphrases for "weaken":

   undermine, dilute, erode, emasculate, diminish, weakens, impair

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1. Yutaka Miura:

   The biggest concern for the Japanese market now is whether the dollar will weaken against the yen further, you don't know how U.S. stocks will perform after the jobs data release, so most investors are nervous.

2. Darren Tay:

   Chinese policymakers are wary of broad-based stimulus in high dosages, loosening monetary policy too quickly could indeed cause the yuan to weaken quickly.

3. Wang Shih-chien:

   The storm will weaken but we expect more rain, particularly in southern Taiwan.

4. Le Maire:

   It is not in our interest at all to weaken this alliance.

5. Continuum Economics ' chief economist:

   It (the trade war) is likely to weaken demand for base metal because China has retaliated today by allowing the Chinese yuan to weaken in line with the fundamentals, going forward this means there will be more rounds of tariffs and protectionism against each other between the two largest economies, which signals lesser demand for commodities including base metals.