Antonyms for witheringwith·er·ing

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1. atrophy, witheringadjective

   any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

   Antonyms:
   respectful, constructive

   Synonyms:
   atrophy, wasting, wasting away

2. annihilative, annihilating, devastating, witheringadjective

   wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction

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

   Antonyms:
   constructive, respectful

   Synonyms:
   devastating, annihilative, annihilating, crushing

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

   Antonyms:
   constructive, respectful

   Synonyms:
   devastating, annihilative, annihilating, crushing

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1. witheringadjective

   Synonyms:
   blighting, blasting, marcescent

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. flourish

   the flowers are withering in the shade.

   Submitted by JP03 on October 30, 2014  

How to use withering in a sentence?

1. Alfred A. Montapert:

   Question: Why are we Masters of our Fate, the captains of our souls? Because we have the power to control our thoughts, our attitudes. That is why many people live in the withering negative world. That is why many people live in the Positive Faith world.

2. Tom Harkin:

   I think she's erased any doubts that may have been out there about her abilities -- her ability to stand up and undergo withering fire if you will and come out looking like a winner.

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.

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