What is another word for erode?
796 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɪɹˈə͡ʊd], [ ɪɹˈəʊd], [ ɪ_ɹ_ˈəʊ_d]
Synonyms for Erode:
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v.
• abrade • bite- ate in to ,
- de cay ,
- de cays ,
- de compose ,
- de composed ,
- de composes ,
- de composing ,
- de-cay ,
- de-cays ,
- de-compose ,
- de-composed ,
- de-composes ,
- de-composing ,
- dis solve ,
- dis solved ,
- dis solves ,
- dis solving ,
- dis-solve ,
- dis-solved ,
- dis-solves ,
- dis-solving ,
- eat in to ,
- eating in to ,
- eating into ,
- eats in to ,
- eats into ,
- wore away .
- abate ,
- abbreviate ,
- abridge ,
- compact ,
- compress ,
- concentrate ,
- contract ,
- curtail ,
- decrease ,
- decrement ,
- deduct ,
- deflate ,
- deplete ,
- diminish ,
- drain ,
- dwindle ,
- lower ,
- recede ,
- shorten ,
- shrink ,
- subside ,
- truncate .
- de crease ,
- de creased ,
- de creases ,
- de creasing ,
- de cried ,
- de cries ,
- de cry ,
- de crying ,
- de press ,
- de pressed ,
- de presses ,
- de pressing ,
- de valorize ,
- de valorized ,
- de valorizes ,
- de valorizing ,
- de-crease ,
- de-creased ,
- de-creases ,
- de-creasing ,
- de-cried ,
- de-cries ,
- de-cry ,
- de-crying ,
- de-press ,
- de-pressed ,
- de-presses ,
- de-pressing ,
- de-valorize ,
- de-valorized ,
- de-valorizes ,
- de-valorizing ,
- devalorized ,
- devalorizes ,
- devalorizing ,
- re duce ,
- re duces ,
- re-duce ,
- re-duces ,
- under rate ,
- under rated ,
- under rates ,
- under rating ,
- under value ,
- under valued ,
- under values ,
- under valuing ,
- under-rate ,
- under-rated ,
- under-rates ,
- under-rating ,
- under-value ,
- under-valued ,
- under-values ,
- under-valuing ,
- writ down ,
- writes down ,
- wrote down .
- bob ,
- clip ,
- condense ,
- crop ,
- cull ,
- downgrade ,
- lighten ,
- minimize ,
- nip ,
- pare ,
- prune ,
- reduce ,
- shave ,
- shear ,
- taper ,
- trim ,
- weed .
- Re-present ,
- de fine ,
- de fined ,
- de fines ,
- de fining ,
- de lineate ,
- de lineated ,
- de pict ,
- de picts ,
- de scribe ,
- de scribed ,
- de scribes ,
- de scribing ,
- de-fine ,
- de-fined ,
- de-fines ,
- de-fining ,
- de-lineate ,
- de-lineated ,
- de-pict ,
- de-picts ,
- de-scribe ,
- de-scribed ,
- de-scribes ,
- de-scribing ,
- in grain ,
- in graining ,
- in grains ,
- in scribe ,
- in scribes ,
- in-grain ,
- in-grained ,
- in-graining ,
- in-grains ,
- in-scribe ,
- in-scribes ,
- in-scribing ,
- out line ,
- out lined ,
- out lines ,
- out lining ,
- out-line ,
- out-lined ,
- out-lines ,
- out-lining ,
- re present ,
- re presented ,
- re presenting ,
- re presents ,
- re-presented ,
- re-presenting ,
- re-presents ,
- sets forth .
- became ragged ,
- becomes ragged ,
- becomes threadbare ,
- becoming ragged ,
- becoming threadbare ,
- un ravel ,
- un raveled ,
- un raveling ,
- un ravelled ,
- un ravelling ,
- un ravels ,
- un-ravel ,
- un-raveled ,
- un-raveling ,
- un-ravelled ,
- un-ravelling ,
- un-ravels ,
- wears thin .
- becomes smaller ,
- becoming smaller ,
- de cline ,
- de clines ,
- de escalate ,
- de escalated ,
- de escalates ,
- de escalating ,
- de grade ,
- de graded ,
- de grades ,
- de grading ,
- de-cline ,
- de-clines ,
- de-escalated ,
- de-escalates ,
- de-escalating ,
- de-grade ,
- de-graded ,
- de-grades ,
- de-grading ,
- deescalates ,
- dieing down ,
- grew less ,
- growing less ,
- minifies ,
- rolled back ,
- rolling back ,
- rolls back ,
- slacked up ,
- slacking up ,
- slacks up ,
- slowing down ,
- slows down ,
- softpedal ,
- take bite out ,
- take edge off ,
- takes bite out ,
- takes edge off ,
- takes sting out ,
- takes the bite out ,
- takes the edge off ,
- takes the sting out ,
- taking bite out ,
- taking edge off ,
- taking sting out ,
- taking the bite out ,
- taking the edge off ,
- taking the sting out ,
- took bite out ,
- took edge off ,
- took sting out ,
- took the bite out ,
- took the edge off ,
- took the sting out ,
- winded down ,
- winds down ,
- wound down .
- de vitalize ,
- de vitalized ,
- de vitalizes ,
- de vitalizing ,
- de-vitalize ,
- de-vitalized ,
- de-vitalizes ,
- de-vitalizing .
- clip one wings ,
- clip ones wings ,
- clipped one wings ,
- clipped one's wings ,
- clipped ones wings ,
- clipped wings ,
- clipping one wings ,
- clipping one's wings ,
- clipping ones wings ,
- clipping wings ,
- clips one wings ,
- clips one's wings ,
- clips ones wings ,
- clips wings ,
- digged out ,
- digging out ,
- digs out ,
- dug out ,
- ex cavate ,
- ex-cavate ,
- hollowed out ,
- hollowing out ,
- hollows out ,
- knocked bottom out of ,
- knocked the bottom out of ,
- knocking bottom out of ,
- knocking the bottom out of ,
- knocks bottom out of ,
- knocks the bottom out of ,
- poke full holes ,
- poked full holes ,
- poked full of holes ,
- pokes full holes ,
- pokes full of holes ,
- poking full holes ,
- poking full of holes ,
- under cut ,
- under cuts ,
- under cutting ,
- under mined ,
- under mining ,
- under-cut ,
- under-cuts ,
- under-cutting ,
- under-mined ,
- under-mining ,
- whittled away ,
- whittles away ,
- whittling away .
- am worthless ,
- are worthless ,
- art worthless ,
- became worn ,
- becomes worn ,
- becoming worn ,
- being worthless ,
- go seed ,
- goes seed ,
- going seed ,
- going to seed ,
- is worthless ,
- over used ,
- over using ,
- over worked ,
- over working ,
- over works ,
- over-used ,
- over-using ,
- over-worked ,
- over-works ,
- scraped off ,
- scrapes off ,
- scraping off ,
- uses up ,
- was worthless ,
- washes away ,
- wast worthless ,
- went seed ,
- went to seed ,
- were worthless ,
- wert worthless .
Other synonyms:
- attenuate ,
- chip away ,
- chop ,
- cut back ,
- dampen ,
- debase ,
- disintegrate ,
- emasculate ,
- geochemistry ,
- geological ,
- geologist ,
- geology ,
- geophysicist ,
- geophysics ,
- geothermal ,
- glaciation ,
- grind away at ,
- knock-down ,
- lop off ,
- narrow down ,
- neuter ,
- nibble away at ,
- oil-bearing ,
- roll back ,
- shrivel ,
- soil erosion ,
- subsidence ,
- top-slice ,
- trim down ,
- winnow down .
- shift .
- cut .
- bring down ,
- cut into ,
- deposition ,
- dilute ,
- eat ,
- epoch ,
- erosion ,
- shave off ,
- slash ,
- stratification ,
- tone down ,
- undercut ,
- undermine ,
- wane ,
- weaken .
- rise .
- cut down .
- shake .
- balance .
Other relevant words:
- Filed ,
- Fretting ,
- Furrowing ,
- Graving ,
- Patted ,
- Patting ,
- Rubbed ,
- Sapping ,
- Torpedoes ,
- ate into ,
- be worthless ,
- become worn ,
- bite ,
- chafe ,
- clip one's wings ,
- clip wings ,
- corrode ,
- depreciate ,
- devalorize ,
- dig out ,
- eat into ,
- etch ,
- evaporated ,
- file ,
- fray ,
- fret ,
- furrowed ,
- gnaw ,
- go to seed ,
- goes to seed ,
- grate ,
- graved ,
- hollow out ,
- imprint ,
- inscribe ,
- knock bottom out of ,
- knock the bottom out of ,
- lessen ,
- mark down ,
- marked down ,
- marking down ,
- marks down ,
- over-wrought ,
- overuse ,
- overuses ,
- overusing ,
- poke full of holes ,
- rotted ,
- rub ,
- rub off ,
- rubbed off ,
- rubbing ,
- rubbing off ,
- sandbag ,
- sandbagged ,
- sandbagging ,
- sandbags ,
- sap ,
- scrape off ,
- set forth ,
- setting forth ,
- slather ,
- slathered ,
- slathering ,
- slathers ,
- torpedo ,
- torpedoed ,
- torpedoing ,
- underrated ,
- undervalued ,
- use up ,
- used up ,
- using up ,
- wash away ,
- washed away ,
- washing away ,
- wear ,
- wear away ,
- wear down ,
- wear threadbare ,
- wearing away ,
- wears away ,
- whittle ,
- whittle away ,
- write down ,
- writing down .
- became threadbare ,
- become ragged ,
- become threadbare ,
- tatter ,
- tattering ,
- tatters ,
- wear thin ,
- wearing thin ,
- wore thin .
- Downs ,
- Minified ,
- Minifying ,
- became smaller ,
- become smaller ,
- de-escalate ,
- deescalate ,
- deescalated ,
- deescalating ,
- die down ,
- died down ,
- dies down ,
- downed ,
- downing ,
- dying down ,
- grow less ,
- grows less ,
- lessening ,
- minify ,
- slack up ,
- slow down ,
- slowed down ,
- soft pedal ,
- take sting out ,
- take the bite out ,
- take the edge off ,
- take the sting out ,
- taper off ,
- tapers ,
- tapers off ,
- wind down ,
- winding down .
- Champing ,
- Deliquesce ,
- Dismast ,
- Subduct ,
- ablate ,
- abrade ,
- abrase ,
- abrasion ,
- absorb ,
- abstract ,
- aliment ,
- ancient ,
- asphyxiate ,
- assimilate ,
- atomise ,
- atomize ,
- attack ,
- attrition ,
- bark ,
- bate ,
- batter ,
- be consumed ,
- be eaten away ,
- be gone ,
- become worn away ,
- bite into ,
- bleed white ,
- blight ,
- blot out ,
- board ,
- burn up ,
- canescent ,
- canker ,
- cease ,
- cease to be ,
- cease to exist ,
- channel ,
- chew ,
- chip away at ,
- choke ,
- come apart ,
- consume ,
- corrade ,
- corroding ,
- corrosion ,
- cripple ,
- crumble ,
- damage ,
- debilitate ,
- decay ,
- decline ,
- decompose ,
- delete ,
- dematerialize ,
- depart ,
- derogate ,
- destroy ,
- deteriorate ,
- deterioration ,
- detract ,
- devitalize ,
- devour ,
- die ,
- die away ,
- die out ,
- diet ,
- dig ,
- digest ,
- disappear ,
- dish ,
- disjoin ,
- dismantle ,
- disorganize ,
- disparage ,
- dispel ,
- disperse ,
- dive ,
- dredge ,
- eat at ,
- eat away at ,
- eat up ,
- ebb ,
- enervate ,
- engraving ,
- eradicate ,
- erase ,
- etching ,
- evanesce ,
- evaporate ,
- excavate ,
- excoriation ,
- exit ,
- expend ,
- expunge ,
- extinguish ,
- extract ,
- fade ,
- fade away ,
- fade out ,
- fall ,
- fall apart ,
- fall off ,
- fall to pieces ,
- fare ,
- file away ,
- finish ,
- finish off ,
- fission ,
- flee ,
- fly ,
- food ,
- foodstuff ,
- frazzle ,
- fuss ,
- gnaw at ,
- go away ,
- gobble ,
- gobble up ,
- graze ,
- grey ,
- grind ,
- grind down ,
- harm ,
- hide ,
- hoary ,
- impair ,
- impoverish ,
- ingest ,
- knock-off ,
- languish ,
- laundering ,
- laundry ,
- leach ,
- leave no trace ,
- lin ,
- line ,
- lose ground ,
- meal ,
- melt ,
- melt away ,
- mine ,
- molder ,
- niggle ,
- nourishment ,
- obliterate ,
- oxidize ,
- pass ,
- pass away ,
- pass out ,
- perish ,
- pit ,
- plummet ,
- plunge ,
- purify ,
- rag ,
- rankle ,
- rasp ,
- raze ,
- refine ,
- remove ,
- retire from sight ,
- retrench ,
- rot ,
- rub out ,
- ruffle ,
- run low ,
- rust ,
- rusty ,
- rut ,
- sabotage ,
- sag ,
- scour ,
- scrape ,
- scratch ,
- scrub ,
- scuff ,
- shred ,
- sink ,
- slip ,
- soften up ,
- spend ,
- split ,
- spoil ,
- squander ,
- subtract ,
- sustenance ,
- swallow ,
- swallow up ,
- tail off ,
- take from ,
- thin ,
- thin out ,
- vanish ,
- vanish from sight ,
- wash ,
- wash out ,
- washing ,
- waste ,
- waste away ,
- wear off ,
- wear out ,
- weather ,
- whittle down ,
- wipe out ,
- withdraw ,
- wreck ,
- wrinkle .
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How to use "Erode" in context?
Erosion is the gradual removal of soil and rock by the action of water, wind, ice, or other natural processes.
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Equivalence
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Verb, base form
undermine.
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Independent
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Verb, base form
affect, compromise, constrain, corrode, cripple, dampen, decrease, demolish, derail, derogate, destabilize, deteriorate, detract, dilute, diminish, disrupt, distort, disturb, endanger, fade, frustrate, hamper, harm, hinder, impair, impede, imperil, inhibit, injure, interfere, jeopardise, jeopardize, lessen, minimize, mitigate, obstruct, prejudice, recede, reduce, reducing, sabotage, sap, scour, subvert, tarnish, threaten, undercut, violate, worsen, Mitigating.
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