Synonyms for Wearing away:

• adj.

  •decaying (adjective)
  • Crumbling,
  • Collapsing,
  • rusting,
  • Disintegrating,
  • deteriorating,
  • Oxidizing,
  • spoiling,
  • breaking up,
  • decomposing,
  • eroding.

• n.

  •disappearance (noun)
  • eclipse,
  • withdrawal,
  • departure,
  • going,
  • exodus,
  • loss,
  • ceasing to exist,
  • evanescence,
  • receding,
  • dissipation,
  • escape,
  • dispersal,
  • fading,
  • wane,
  • disintegration,
  • ebbings,
  • recession,
  • ebbing,
  • dissolution,
  • disappearing act,
  • flight,
  • exit,
  • passing,
  • evaporation,
  • Vanishment,
  • removal,
  • dematerialization,
  • desertion,
  • decline and fall,
  • retirement,
  • melting.
  •eating away (noun)
  • eating away.
  •erosion (noun)
  • erosion.
  •friction (noun)
  • raspings,
  • scraping,
  • scrapings,
  • rasping,
  • abrasion,
  • traction,
  • massage,
  • Fretting,
  • soreness,
  • filing,
  • Filings,
  • resistance,
  • gratings,
  • grating,
  • irritation,
  • chafing,
  • agitation,
  • Trituration,
  • grindings.
  •wear and tear (noun)
  • ravages of time,
  • Weathering,
  • overuses,
  • overuse,
  • weatherings,
  • hard wear,
  • ablations.
  •wearing (noun)
  • wearing.

• v.

  •bite (verb)
  • consume,
  • decompose,
  • sting,
  • deteriorate,
  • dissolve,
  • etch,
  • smart,
  • decay,
  • engrave,
  • scour,
  • rot,
  • slash,
  • wear away,
  • eat into,
  • erode,
  • rust,
  • sear,
  • burn,
  • oxidize,
  • tingle.
  •damage (verb)
  • deface,
  • discolor,
  • spoil,
  • scorch,
  • split,
  • dirty,
  • dismantle,
  • tarnish,
  • gnaw,
  • wrong,
  • wreck,
  • scratch,
  • incapacitate,
  • abuse,
  • tamper with,
  • scathe,
  • bleach,
  • contaminate,
  • corrode,
  • lacerate,
  • stain,
  • disfigure,
  • corrupt,
  • mar,
  • disintegrate,
  • crack,
  • impair,
  • stab,
  • break,
  • blight,
  • tear,
  • batter,
  • hurt,
  • vitiate,
  • fade,
  • ruin,
  • maim,
  • mangle,
  • defile,
  • maltreat,
  • weaken,
  • cripple,
  • injure,
  • infect,
  • wound,
  • undermine,
  • ravage,
  • harm,
  • wreak havoc on,
  • pollute,
  • smash,
  • bang up,
  • mutilate.
  •decay (verb)
  • hit the skids,
  • become contaminated,
  • collapse,
  • go to the dogs,
  • slump,
  • fail,
  • decline,
  • go bad,
  • suppurate,
  • Putresce,
  • mortify,
  • hit rock bottom,
  • reach depths,
  • turn,
  • sap,
  • molder,
  • pejorate,
  • sink,
  • lessen,
  • mildew,
  • mold,
  • curdle,
  • dry-rot,
  • sicken,
  • waste away,
  • shrivel,
  • get worse,
  • be impaired,
  • degenerate,
  • perish,
  • putrefy,
  • break up,
  • depreciate,
  • atrophy,
  • go to seed,
  • dwindle,
  • wither.
  •decrease (verb)
  • drop off,
  • narrow down,
  • fall off,
  • drop,
  • reduce,
  • peter out,
  • cut down,
  • waste,
  • lose edge,
  • modify,
  • settle,
  • let up,
  • wear down,
  • restrain,
  • curtail,
  • ease,
  • slow down,
  • quiet,
  • diminish,
  • contract,
  • abate,
  • shrink,
  • subside,
  • die down,
  • dry up,
  • devaluate,
  • crumble,
  • lower,
  • calm down,
  • lighten,
  • check,
  • soften,
  • ebb,
  • droop,
  • curb,
  • quell,
  • slacken,
  • evaporate,
  • tail off,
  • slack off,
  • run low.
  •decreasing (verb)
  • lessening.
  •deteriorate (verb)
  • be worse for wear,
  • lose it,
  • lose quality,
  • retrograde,
  • debilitate,
  • become worse,
  • adulterate,
  • alloy,
  • deprave,
  • regress,
  • debase,
  • slide,
  • go to pieces,
  • pervert,
  • go downhill,
  • lapse,
  • fall apart,
  • Disimprove,
  • worsen,
  • go to pot,
  • flag,
  • skid,
  • retrogress,
  • degrade,
  • languish,
  • descend.
  •die (verb)
  • melt away,
  • dilapidate,
  • lose power,
  • vanish,
  • ease off,
  • fizzle out,
  • wilt,
  • rankle,
  • fall,
  • bate,
  • recede,
  • run out,
  • halt,
  • stop,
  • end,
  • disappear,
  • expire,
  • fade away,
  • pass,
  • moderate,
  • run down,
  • break down.
  •flake (verb)
  • delaminate,
  • shed,
  • blister,
  • desquamate,
  • scab,
  • slice,
  • chip,
  • sliver,
  • exfoliate,
  • scale,
  • pare,
  • trim.
  •fray (verb)
  • become ragged,
  • ravel,
  • rip,
  • frazzle,
  • fret,
  • chafe,
  • become threadbare,
  • wear thin,
  • rub,
  • tatter,
  • unravel.
  •fret (verb)
  • wear threadbare,
  • excoriate,
  • riffle,
  • abrade,
  • gall,
  • ripple,
  • fray.
  •peter (verb)
  • taper,
  • rebate,
  • tail away.
  •whittle (verb)
  • shape,
  • sculpt,
  • carve,
  • eat away,
  • model,
  • hew,
  • form,
  • shave,
  • fashion.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • attrition.
  •abrasive
  • grinding.
  •Other relevant words:
  • scuff,
  • erasure,
  • Sanding,
  • expenditure,
  • assimilation,
  • shrinkage,
  • ablation,
  • abrasive,
  • decrease,
  • exhaustion,
  • absorption,
  • ingestion,
  • digestion,
  • erosive,
  • scrub,
  • dressing,
  • depletion,
  • scouring,
  • leakage,
  • scrape,
  • depreciation,
  • grazing,
  • finishing,
  • consumption,
  • drain,
  • decrement.

Antonyms for Wearing away:

• n.

  • disappearance
    Staying, coming, stay, arrival, appearance, entrance.
  • friction
    harmony, agreement, peace.

• v.

  • bite
    unite, put together, fix, grow, construct, improve, flourish, be careful, build, develop.
  • damage
    set up, clean, ornament, brighten, create, allow, purify, decorate, cleanse, strengthen, heal, beautify, protect, help, wait, mend, adorn, bless, benefit, schedule, enhance, color, honor, combine, repair, favor, aid, cure, perfect, assist.
  • decay
    rise, extend, germinate, enlarge, expand, ascend, make well, ripen, increase, prosper, raise.
  • decrease
    prolong, praise, irritate, lengthen, compliment, liberate, laud, upset, add, go up.
  • deteriorate
    clear, approve, get better, join, elevate.
  • die
    commence, begin, arrive, continue, forge, advance, start, bear, be born, live, forward, appear, win, reach.
  • fray
    sew, please.
  • fret
    soothe, comfort, placate, calm, appease, pacify.
  • peter
    stretch, pour.
  • whittle
    neglect, destroy.