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Synonyms for weaken
ˈwi kənweak·en
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
weaken
Synonyms:
debilitate, enfeeble, enervate, dilute, impair, paralyze, attenuate, sapAntonyms:
strengthen, invigorate, empower, corroborate, confirm
Princeton's WordNet
weakenverb
lessen the strength of
"The fever weakened his body"
Synonyms:
undermine, step down, de-escalate, soften, countermine, dampen, sabotage, break, subvert, damp, counteractAntonyms:
fortify, strengthen, beef upweakenverb
become weaker
"The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
Synonyms:
undermine, step down, de-escalate, soften, countermine, dampen, sabotage, break, subvert, damp, counteractAntonyms:
strengthen, fortify, beef upsabotage, 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, breakAntonyms:
strengthen, beef up, fortifyde-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, undermineAntonyms:
strengthen, fortify, beef updampen, 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, sabotageAntonyms:
strengthen, fortify, beef up
Dictionary of English Synonymes
weakenverb
Synonyms:
enfeeble, enervate, debilitate, break, unman, effeminate, emolliate, unnerve, make weakweakenverb
Synonyms:
invalidate, make of less effectweakenverb
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
weakenverb
Synonyms:
debilitate, enfeeble, enervate, unnerve, emasculate, incapacitate, sap, undermine, unman, exhaust, deplete, dilute, thin, invalidate, impair, diminish, lower, decline
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How to use weaken in a sentence?
I returned home that evening without you, with an extreme and profound pain, that maybe, one day, will weaken, I don't know, this pain made me feel as close as ever to your colleagues, who are also suffering, as you do too, silently. As I do, silently.
It will certainly undermine and weaken the motivation of states to engage in negotiations and consultations for solving their disputes, it will certainly intensify conflict and even confrontation.
A potentially good outcome is to weaken American alliances … so that’s why we’re seeing quite strenuous efforts made by Beijing to try to stabilize and improve relations with European countries, and also to try to improve and strengthen cooperation with emerging economies.
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.
So, if you weaken the Supreme Court.
Translations for weaken
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- аслабіць, аслабляцьBelarusian
- afeblir-se, debilitar-se, debilitar, afeblirCatalan, Valencian
- oslabitCzech
- schwächenGerman
- languidecer, languir, debilitar, languecer, debilitarseSpanish
- heikentyä, heikentää, heiketäFinnish
- affaiblirFrench
- lagaichScottish Gaelic
- החלישHebrew
- gyengít, gyengülHungarian
- debileskarIdo
- indebolire, spossare, indebolirsiItalian
- 弱気になる, 弱くする, 衰える, 弱くなるJapanese
- debilito, infirmo, infirmor, labefactōLatin
- vājinātLatvian
- verzwakkenDutch
- słabnąć, osłabnąćPolish
- enfraquecerPortuguese
- ослабевать, ослабить, слабеть, ослабеть, ослаблять, ослабнутьRussian
- försvagas, mattas, försvagaSwedish
- dhiiSwahili
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