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" (138 found)
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decreasedecrementdecrescencedeductiondeflationdepreciationdepressiondestructiondetrimentdevitalizationdevitalizingdilapidationdilutiondiminishmentdiminutiondisablementdisrepairdrainingdullingdying
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Noun(10 words)
Verb(2 words)
Adjective(2 words)
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23 entrieschangedecreasedegradationdegree descriptordescriptive attributedescriptive termdiminutionhealth changelinguistic changepathophysiological processphonological processphysiological changephysiological conditionprocessreductionreduction in effectiveness
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21 entriesbone weakeningcardiac weaknessconsonant weakeningcredibility erosioncurrency weakeningdampenfunctional weakeninggradual weakeninginstitutional weakeningmarket weakeningmuscle weakeningmuscle weaknessoversight weakeningprogressive weakeningrapid weakeningstructural weakening
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14 entriescurrency weakeningeconomic weakeninggradual weakeninglinguistic weakeningmuscular weakeningstructural weakeningweakened credibilityweakened immune systemweakening economyweakening effectweakening immune responseweakening mechanismweakening of authorityweakening trend
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2 entriesSample 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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