Antonyms for weaken
ˈwi kənweak·en

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1. weaken

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

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

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1. weaken

   Antonyms:
   strengthen, invigorate, empower, corroborate, confirm

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

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1. weakenverb

   lessen the strength of

   "The fever weakened his body"

   Antonyms:
   fortify, strengthen, beef up

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

2. weakenverb

   become weaker

   "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"

   Antonyms:
   strengthen, fortify, beef up

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

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

   destroy property or hinder normal operations

   "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

   Antonyms:
   strengthen, beef up, fortify

   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

4. de-escalate, weaken, step downverb

   reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of

   "de-escalate a crisis"

   Antonyms:
   strengthen, fortify, beef up

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

5. dampen, damp, soften, weaken, breakverb

   lessen in force or effect

   "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

   Antonyms:
   strengthen, fortify, beef up

   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

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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

How to use weaken in a sentence?

1. Peter Tuz:

   It is not unusual for stocks to weaken at the end of a week, the possibility of something weird happening over the weekend leads people to take money off the table as the week comes to a close.

2. Waleed Sulais:

   Is there worry? Yes there is, but that did not weaken people's spirits, and you see more people at the mosques.

3. Joan Didion:

   Grief is different. Grief has no distance. Grief comes in waves, paroxysms, sudden apprehensions that weaken the knees and blind the eyes and obliterate the dailiness of life.

4. Analyst Ruttig:

   The hope of some people was that the death of Mullah Omar would put the Taliban in disarray and possibly weaken them, i think that was a little over-optimistic.

5. Mitsuo Imaizumi:

   The solid jobs report gives us more reason to expect the Fed to announce that it's prepared to start trimming its balance sheet, by contrast, the Bank of Japan is nowhere near a policy exit, and it's taking steps that weaken the yen.

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