Synonyms for undermine
ˌʌn dərˈmaɪn or, esp. for 1,2,4 , ˈʌn dərˌmaɪnun·der·mine

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1. undermineverb

   Antonyms:
   undergird

2. undermineverb

   Antonyms:
   undergird

3. undermineverb

   The war efforts were undermined by the constant bickering between the allies.

   Antonyms:
   undergird

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1. undermine

   Synonyms:
   sap, subvert, counteract, baffle, thwart

   Antonyms:
   prop, support, countenance, promote, aid, corroborate

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1. 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, weaken, corrupt, damp, pervert, neutralize, demoralise, countercheck, antagonise, de-escalate, step down, dampen, overthrow, antagonize, break

2. cave, undermineverb

   hollow out as if making a cave or opening

   "The river was caving the banks"

   Synonyms:
   subvert, cave, spelunk, countermine, sabotage, weaken, counteract

Matched Categories

1. • Disobey
   • Hollow Out

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1. erode

   Submitted by anonymous on March 8, 2021  

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1. undermineverb

   Synonyms:
   sap, mine

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1. List of paraphrases for "undermine":

   weaken, erode, subvert, jeopardize, impair, jeopardise, damage, harm, undercut, sabotage, endanger, undermining, affect, prejudice, disrupt, compromise, hinder, hamper, destroy, diminish, threaten, infringe, detract, impede

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1. Soner Cagaptay:

   Half of the country hates him... the other half adores him, and thinks he can do nothing wrong, the latter will therefore agree with him, if an economic meltdown happens, that this is driven by outsiders and the domestic opponents who want to undermine Erdogan.

2. Thai Industries ' Pichai:

   Stock manipulation will undermine growth.

3. Pat Gannon:

   It can certainly undermine confidence in the elections process and in particular absentee voting or by-mail voting. That's how a lot of voters will vote this year, we ask voters in North Carolina to get voting information from trusted state and local sources.

4. Martin King:

   The BOJ's announcement to expand easing came as no surprise. (BOJ Governor Haruhiko) Kuroda has been under tremendous pressure from the Abe administration to roll out further stimulus alongside Abe's 28 trillion yen fiscal package earlier this week, a seemingly invincible yen continues to undermine the efficacy of Abe's measures and decisive action at the BOJ is timely.

5. Michael Bennet:

   If we go down this road, we will undermine the minority's ability to check this administration and all of those who follow.