Definition for Undermine:

• un-d[. e]r-m[= i]n', v.t. to form mines under, in order to destroy: to destroy secretly the foundation or support of anything.-- n. UNDERM[= I]' NER, one who undermines, a secret enemy.

Synonyms for Undermine:

• n.

  •
  • bruise,
  • discredit,
  • disgrace,
  • slander,
  • smear,
  • stain,
  • taint.
  •
  • dig,
  • dig out,
  • dilute,
  • erode,
  • lessen,
  • moderate,
  • mute,
  • reduce,
  • shrivel,
  • subside,
  • tunnel.
  •
  • attenuate,
  • bore,
  • bulldoze,
  • burrow,
  • debilitate,
  • devitalize,
  • dredge,
  • enervate,
  • excavate,
  • scoop,
  • shovel,
  • strong,
  • undo,
  • unnerve.
  •
  • attack.
  •undermine (noun)
  • cave,
  • counteract,
  • countermine,
  • sabotage,
  • subvert,
  • weaken.

• v.

  •disable (verb)
  • abrogate,
  • anesthetize,
  • benumb,
  • botch,
  • cramp,
  • cripple,
  • deaden,
  • disable,
  • disarm,
  • dull,
  • enfeeble,
  • hamper,
  • hamstring,
  • handicap,
  • hinder,
  • hobble,
  • impair,
  • incapacitate,
  • invalidate,
  • lame,
  • neutralize,
  • paralyze,
  • prostrate,
  • sap,
  • scotch,
  • screw up,
  • stun,
  • stupefy,
  • tamper,
  • vitiate,
  • weaken.
  •enfeeble (verb)
  • ruin,
  • threaten.
  •weaken (verb)
  • attenuate,
  • blunt,
  • corrode,
  • cripple,
  • debilitate,
  • dig,
  • dig out,
  • disable,
  • eat away,
  • enfeeble,
  • erode,
  • excavate,
  • foil,
  • frustrate,
  • hurt,
  • impair,
  • mine,
  • ruin,
  • sabotage,
  • sandbag,
  • sap,
  • soften,
  • subvert,
  • threaten,
  • thwart,
  • torpedo,
  • tunnel,
  • undercut,
  • wear,
  • whittle away,
  • wreck,
  • hollow out,
  • knock the bottom out of,
  • clip one's wings,
  • poke full of holes.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • attenuate,
  • devitalize,
  • undercut.
  •
  • debilitate,
  • enervate,
  • unnerve.
  •
  • undo.
  •bring down
  • lay low,
  • throw down.
  •burrow
  • scoop out,
  • hollow out.
  •damage
  • wear away.
  •defeat
  • reduce.
  •disable
  • immobilize.
  •sabotage
  • torpedo.
  •undercut
  • destabilize.
  •waste
  • eat away,
  • waste.
  •weaken
  • attenuate.
  •Other relevant words:
  • abate,
  • adulterate,
  • affront,
  • answer,
  • antagonise,
  • antagonize,
  • attack,
  • attenuate,
  • baffle,
  • balk,
  • bane,
  • blast,
  • blight,
  • blunt,
  • bore,
  • break,
  • bribe,
  • bring down,
  • bruise,
  • bugger,
  • bulldoze,
  • burrow,
  • cave,
  • circumvent,
  • confound,
  • confute,
  • contaminate,
  • contradict,
  • contrive,
  • controvert,
  • corrode,
  • corrupt,
  • counteract,
  • counterbalance,
  • countercheck,
  • countermine,
  • countervail,
  • cow,
  • crush,
  • cut away,
  • damage,
  • damp,
  • dampen,
  • dash,
  • de-escalate,
  • debase,
  • debauch,
  • debilitate,
  • decay,
  • defeat,
  • degrade,
  • delve,
  • demolish,
  • demoralise,
  • demoralize,
  • dent,
  • deny,
  • deplete,
  • deprave,
  • depreciate,
  • depress,
  • derail,
  • destabilize,
  • destroy,
  • deteriorate,
  • detriment,
  • devastate,
  • devitalize,
  • dig,
  • dig out,
  • dilute,
  • diminish,
  • dint,
  • disadvantage,
  • disconcert,
  • discountenance,
  • discourage,
  • discredit,
  • disgrace,
  • dishearten,
  • dismantle,
  • dismiss,
  • disorganize,
  • dispose of,
  • disprove,
  • disrupt,
  • disservice,
  • dissuade,
  • double,
  • downgrade,
  • drain,
  • dredge,
  • eat away,
  • emasculate,
  • enervate,
  • erode,
  • evil,
  • eviscerate,
  • excavate,
  • exhaust,
  • extenuate,
  • fail,
  • failure,
  • faze,
  • finesse,
  • finish,
  • flatter,
  • floor,
  • foil,
  • forfeit,
  • frustrate,
  • gerrymander,
  • get,
  • get to,
  • gnaw,
  • gouge,
  • gouge out,
  • grievance,
  • gruel,
  • harm,
  • hollow,
  • honeycomb,
  • hurt,
  • ill,
  • immobilize,
  • impairment,
  • impoverish,
  • influence,
  • injure,
  • injury,
  • injustice,
  • intimidate,
  • intrigue,
  • lesion,
  • lessen,
  • loss,
  • lower,
  • maneuver,
  • mar,
  • mine,
  • mischief,
  • misdirect,
  • mitigate,
  • moderate,
  • mollify,
  • mute,
  • negate,
  • nonplus,
  • nuisance,
  • outrage,
  • overcome,
  • overpower,
  • overreach,
  • override,
  • overthrow,
  • overturn,
  • overwhelm,
  • parry,
  • pervert,
  • plan,
  • poison,
  • prejudice,
  • profane,
  • rattle,
  • rebut,
  • reduce,
  • refute,
  • rot,
  • ruin,
  • sabotage,
  • sandbag,
  • scoop,
  • scoop out,
  • settle,
  • shake,
  • shatter,
  • shovel,
  • shrivel,
  • shut up,
  • silence,
  • slander,
  • smear,
  • snub,
  • soften,
  • spelunk,
  • spoil,
  • squash,
  • squelch,
  • stain,
  • stave in,
  • strong,
  • suborn,
  • subside,
  • subvert,
  • sully,
  • supersede,
  • supplant,
  • surprise,
  • taint,
  • temporize,
  • threaten,
  • thwart,
  • topple,
  • torpedo,
  • tort,
  • tunnel,
  • unbrace,
  • undercut,
  • undo,
  • unman,
  • unnerve,
  • unstring,
  • upend,
  • upset,
  • use up,
  • vulgarize,
  • waste,
  • waylay,
  • wear,
  • wear away,
  • wear out,
  • whittle,
  • whittle away,
  • wound,
  • wreck,
  • Dismast,
  • Feaze,
  • Feeze,
  • Overset,
  • Overthwart,
  • hollow out,
  • shake up,
  • Counterwork,
  • lay low,
  • move off,
  • throw down,
  • throw over,
  • bugger up,
  • interfere with,
  • soften up,
  • queer,
  • answer conclusively,
  • argue down,
  • knock the bottom out of,
  • bring to ruin,
  • clip one's wings,
  • poke full of holes,
  • unstrengthen,
  • work against.

Antonyms for Undermine:

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    undergird.
  • n. t.
    aggravate, aid, assist, bolster, boost, build, buttress, construct, create, encourage, enhance, exacerbate, fill, fix, fortify, improve, increase, promote, reinforce, relieve, shore up, strain, strengthen, support, sustain.

• v.

  • weaken
    aid, assist, build, construct, create, encourage, fill, fix, help, relieve, strengthen, support.