Attenuate Synonyms and Antonyms

ə-tĕnyo͝o-āt
To lessen or deplete the nerve, energy, or strength of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. debilitate
  2. devitalize
  3. enervate
  4. enfeeble
  5. sap
  6. undermine
  7. undo
  8. unnerve
  9. weaken
To lessen the strength of by or as if by admixture
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. dilute
  2. thin
  3. water
  4. weaken
  5. cut
  6. constrict
  7. decrease
  8. diminish
  9. rarefy
  10. lessen
  11. reduce
  12. shrink
  13. slender
  14. tapering
  15. preshrink
  16. disembody
  17. sanforize
  18. undermine
Antonyms:
  1. strengthen
  2. expand
  3. intensify
  4. increase
To become diffuse
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. rarefy
  2. thin
Reduced in strength
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. attenuated
  2. faded
  3. weakened

Words Related to Attenuate

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Attenuate Sentence Examples

  • Attenuate lines become sunbeams and grass, splotches of color are read as flowers and lakes.

  • Especially particles near the viewer do not attenuate the light coming from particles far away from the viewer.

  • Supplementation was found to significantly attenuate the O 3 -induced decrements in lung function in both studies.

  • They would obviously react against the feeling known as " esprit de frontiere," and diminish the danger of incidents arising out of this feeling, and might attenuate the rivalry of neighbouring counter-armaments.