As all kinds of communication methods are proliferating, human relationships are weakening. This is a perfect example of mistaking means for ends.
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Weakening
Synonyms for "weakening" (103 found)
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Closest matches (21)
Strong matches (31)
Related words (51)
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7 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived from
1 entriesform of
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
12 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 13 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- թուլացում noun (loss of strength)
Danish
1 entries- svækkelse noun (loss of strength)
Dutch
1 entries- verzwakking noun (loss of strength)
Finnish
1 entries- heikkeneminen noun (loss of strength)
French
1 entries- affaiblissement noun (loss of strength)
German
2 entries- Abschwächung noun (loss of strength)
- Schwächung noun (loss of strength)
Greek
1 entries- αποδυνάμωση noun (loss of strength)
Irish
1 entries- lagú noun (loss of strength)
Italian
1 entries- indebolimento noun (loss of strength)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- svekkelse noun (loss of strength)
Polish
1 entries- osłabienie noun (loss of strength)
Portuguese
1 entries- fraquejo noun (loss of strength)
Russian
1 entries- ослабле́ние noun (loss of strength)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Tom is weakening.
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My sense of smell is weakening.
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The Standard commented upon the fact that lawless outrages of the sort usually occurred under a Liberal Administration. They arose from the unsettling of the minds of the masses, and the consequent weakening of all authority.
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