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. George Slover:

   Since day one, we've been very skeptical of this deal and the power it could give one company to become a cable and broadband giant, history has shown us how powerful companies look for every angle to avoid or weaken the conditions imposed on their mergers, so the government is going to have to back up these tough conditions with tough enforcement.

2. Eric Garcetti:

   We can not let a set of difficult numbers discourage us or weaken our resolve.

3. Roberto Burioni:

   Italy's measles vaccine coverage was par with Namibia, lower than Ghana, but the law was working, the coverage was improving. We should strengthen it, not weaken it. Now, children who are not vaccinated will endanger other children at school who are too small for vaccines or can not be vaccinated because they suffer from immunosuppressive diseases.

4. Gavin Parry:

   Today's gains were definitely yen driven but it should be noted that we're not seeing the yen weaken as much as we might have expected given the data we saw out of the U.S. at the end of last week.

5. President Barack Obama:

   How it is that somebody would propose that we weaken regulations on Wall Street? Have we really forgotten what just happened eight years ago? the notion that you would vote for anybody who would now allow them to go back to doing the same stuff that almost broke our economy’s back makes no sense. I don’t care whether you are a Republican, or a Democrat or an independent, why would you do that?