Synonyms for erosion
ɪˈroʊ ʒənero·sion

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1. erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing awaynoun

   (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

   Synonyms:
   eating away, wear, wearing, corroding, wearing away, corrosion, eroding

2. erosionnoun

   condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind

   Synonyms:
   eating away, corrosion, wearing, wearing away, eroding, corroding

3. erosionnoun

   a gradual decline of something

   "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"

   Synonyms:
   eating away, corrosion, wearing, wearing away, eroding, corroding

4. corrosion, corroding, erosionnoun

   erosion by chemical action

   Synonyms:
   eating away, eroding, wearing, wearing away, corrosion, corroding

Matched Categories

1. • Chemical Process
   • Decline
   • Environmental Condition

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. denudation

   since denudation means uncovering or removing, erosion means wearing or removal of land.

   Submitted by acronimous on January 11, 2018  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. erosionnoun

   Synonyms:
   corrosion, eating away

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. erosionnoun

   Synonyms:
   corrosion, eroding

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1. List of paraphrases for "erosion":

   scour, weathering, weakening, spalling, corrosion, deterioration, attrition, wastage

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1. Aaron Gifford:

   The base case is Moody's downgrades the sovereign by one notch in Q2 2020 because of the need to continue to bail out Pemex as well as an erosion of savings used to meet fiscal targets.

2. Melbourne University geologist David Kennedy:

   This is the first time in the world we have seen underwater sea stacks. They don't last long due to erosion and according to all the textbooks they shouldn't be there.

3. Ben Smith:

   We’re at the forefront on a lot of the coastal erosion that’s happening in the country right now, so climate change is something that we’d definitely like to see a response on.

4. Tiffany Anderson:

   Weve long suspected processes like shoreline erosion, waves overtopping and inundation would be additional factors for Hawaii, we found out it covers a lot more land ... I wasnt expecting such a large increase due to these other two processes.

5. Chip Huggins:

   We’ve had a lot of concern about the erosion [of] our founding principles…the Constitution, Bill of Rights, federation papers and separation of powers.