Synonyms for weakening
weak·en·ing

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1. weakeningnoun

   becoming weaker

   Antonyms:
   strengthening, intensifying, invigorating

2. weakeningadjective

   the act of reducing the strength of something

   Antonyms:
   strengthening, invigorating, intensifying

3. debilitative, enervating, enfeebling, weakeningadjective

   causing debilitation

   Synonyms:
   enervating, debilitative, enfeebling

   Antonyms:
   strengthening, invigorating, intensifying

4. weakeningadjective

   moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

   Synonyms:
   enervating, debilitative, enfeebling

   Antonyms:
   strengthening, intensifying, invigorating

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1. weakeningadjective

   Synonyms:
   debilitant, diluent, attenuant

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1. List of paraphrases for "weakening":

   undermining, weakness, erosion, dilution, softening, eroding

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1. Joel Kan:

   The weakening economic outlook, high inflation, and persistent affordability challenges are impacting buyer demand.

2. Masahiro Ichikawa:

   Upbeat U.S. stocks and the yen's weakening are continuing to push the Nikkei higher, the Bank of England may have gone against expectations by standing pat on monetary policy, but it did leave the door open for a rate cut in August and spared the markets from confusion.

3. Ioan Smith:

   Weakness in China's economy isn't new ... but China's reaction function seems limited at this stage. They have to focus on weakening the currency, rather than adopting the massive stimulus that some might hope and pray for, we may see subdued commodity prices and therefore continued weakness in the commodity-related names.

4. Vladimir Kara-Murza:

   I think this Trump Tower meeting shows primarily how important The Magnitsky Act is to the Putin regime and how important weakening The Magnitsky Act, overturning The Magnitsky Act, potentially repealing The Magnitsky Act -- how much of a priority that is for The Kremlin.

5. Valery Giscard:

   London's prosperity is very much built on its financial activity, and breaking or weakening that link would certainly have a negative effect on the prosperity of London as well.