Synonyms for withering
with·er·ing

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1. atrophy, witheringadjective

   any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

   Synonyms:
   atrophy, wasting, wasting away

   Antonyms:
   respectful, constructive

2. annihilative, annihilating, devastating, witheringadjective

   wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction

   "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"

   Synonyms:
   devastating, annihilative, annihilating, crushing

   Antonyms:
   constructive, respectful

3. annihilating, devastating, witheringadjective

   making light of

   "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I've a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert

   Synonyms:
   devastating, annihilative, annihilating, crushing

   Antonyms:
   constructive, respectful

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1. witheringadjective

   Synonyms:
   blighting, blasting, marcescent

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1. Michael Page:

   Any brutal torture of Saudi women activists would show no limit to the Saudi authorities' campaign of wanton cruelty against critics and human rights activists, any government that tortures women for demanding basic rights should face withering international criticism, not unblinking Michael Page and UK support.

2. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   Governments must nurture freedom as a garden, tending to it vigilantly to prevent its withering under the shadow of authority.

3. Anaïs Nin:

   Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish it's source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of withering, of tarnishing.

4. Rick Scott:

   This is Joe Biden's White House and Joe Biden's administration, we've seen how much the president loves to blame others, but when it comes to the total failures of this administration, like skyrocketing inflation, an open border with record illegal immigration, the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan and withering American strength on the world stage, Joe Biden has no one to blame but himself.

5. Margaret Miller:

   When you see them all withering in the heat, you feel sad, because, over a period of time, you have nurtured them.