Capitalism tends to erode the moral foundations on which it was built.
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Erode
/ɪˈɹəʊd/
Synonyms for "erode" (319 found)
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Verb(15 words)
Noun(11 words)
atrophyingattritionbrusabututcankerscannibalizingchipchippingcrumble away graduallycultural declinesdegrading
Adjective(2 words)
debilitateddecreased trust
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deliquescedematerializedepartdepletedepreciatederogatedestroydeterioratedetractdiedie awaydie outdigestdiminishdisappeardisintegratedisjoindisorganizedisparagedispel
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dispersedissipatedissolvedivedo a fade-outdraindrain of resourcesdribble awaydropdrop offdwindleeateat awayeat intoeat upebberaseevanesceevaporateexhaustexitexpendextractfadefade awayfade outfallfall awayfall offfall to piecesfilefile awayfinishfinish offfissionfleeflyfrayfrazzlefretgallgnawgnaw away
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Verb(17 words)
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Noun(43 words)
gnawinggorgegribblegrindsgulliesguttershollowhollowsnibblespower declinerillrougheningsandsandssappingsapsscallopsscarpscouringscours
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sluicesstream bank erosiontatteringtattersundercutundercutsundercuttingunderminerunderminingundermining credibilityundermining trustwashwash awaywashesweakened formweakeningwear losswearingweatheringweathering processweathering rateweatherswhittling
gogo awaygo up in smokegobblegobble upgrategrazegrindgrind downhideimpairimpoverishingestlanguishleachleave no traceleave the scenelessenlet upmelt
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melt awaymoldernibble awayoxidizepasspass awaypass outperishplummetplungepurifyrasprazereducerefineremoveretire from sightretrenchrubrub awayrub offrub outrufflerun lowrustsagscourscrapescrubscuffshaveshortenshrinksinksink awayskinslipspendsplitsquandersubductsubsidesubtractsuck drysuffer an eclipseswallowswallow uptail offtake awaytake fromtatterthinthin outuse upvanishvanish from sightwanewastewaste awaywearwear awaywear downwear offwear outwear raggedweatherweedwithdraw
Verb(24 words)
Adjective(4 words)
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12 total sentences available.
This will erode our credibility.
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This will erode his credibility if it is made more widely known.
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By helping an insect out of difficulty, I do nothing more than try to erode a little of the never-ending human guilt towards creation.
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