Definitions For Weakening

noun

  • The act of reducing the strength of something
  • Becoming weaker

adjective

  • Moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker
  • Causing debilitation

verb

  • To make (something or someone) weaker, less forceful, less effective, etc.
  • To become weaker, less forceful, less effective, etc.
  • To decrease in value when compared to money from other countries

Is Weakening a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
20

The word Weakening is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Weakening in a Sentence

  • The disease weakens the immune system.
  • Some are concerned that the increase in taxes will weaken the economy.
  • The beams had been weakened by water damage.

Synonyms for Weakening

Antonyms for Weakening

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