water down

The phrase “water down” has 3 syllables: wa-ter down

It's pronounced as /ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ daʊn/


What is synonym and antonym for water down?

In the thesaurus, “water down” has 40 synonyms and 31 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for water down along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for water down

  • adulterate
  • attenuate
  • befoul
  • cheapen
  • contaminate
  • corrupt
  • counterfeit
  • cut
  • debase
  • defile
  • degrade
  • dilute
  • dirty
  • doctor
  • envenom
  • extend
  • fake
  • falsify
  • foul
  • fudge
  • infect
  • lace
  • load
  • manipulate
  • misrepresent
  • moderate
  • poison
  • pollute
  • qualify
  • reduce
  • soil
  • sophisticate
  • spike
  • spoil
  • sully
  • taint
  • temper
  • thin
  • thin down
  • weaken

Antonyms for water down

  • augment
  • beef up
  • better
  • clarify
  • clean
  • cleanse
  • compact
  • concentrate
  • condense
  • decontaminate
  • distil
  • distill
  • enhance
  • enrich
  • fertilize
  • filter
  • flush
  • fortify
  • improve
  • lard
  • leach
  • pasteurize
  • purge
  • purify
  • reenforce
  • refine
  • reinforce
  • richen
  • strengthen
  • supplement
  • thicken

Example Sentences

  • The strong drink was too intense, so he decided to water down the whiskey.
  • The company had to water down its proposal to meet the budget constraints.
  • The teacher asked the students to water down their complex ideas into simpler terms.
  • They tried to water down the message to make it more appealing to the general public.
  • To reduce the bitterness, she decided to water down the lemon juice with a bit of sugar.

On this page you'll find 71 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to water down, such as: adulterate, attenuate, augment, beef up, befoul, better, cheapen.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

abase

  • abash
  • affront
  • bad-mouth
  • bastardize
  • befoul
  • begrime
  • belittle
  • blemish
  • canker
  • castigate
  • censure
  • chasten
  • cheapen
  • condemn
  • confound
  • confuse
  • contaminate
  • corrupt
  • criticize
  • cry down
  • damage
  • damn
  • debase
  • debauch
  • decry
  • deface
  • defame
  • defile
  • degrade
  • demean
  • demoralize
  • denounce
  • deprave
  • depreciate
  • descend
  • destroy
  • deteriorate
  • detract
  • dilute
  • diminish
  • dirty
  • discomfit
  • disconcert
  • discount
  • discountenance
  • discredit
  • disgrace
  • dishonor
  • disparage
  • downgrade
  • embarrass
  • execrate
  • faze
  • flaw
  • fluster
  • foul
  • harm
  • humble
  • humiliate
  • hurt
  • impair
  • insult
  • lessen
  • libel
  • lower
  • malign
  • mar
  • minimize
  • mortify
  • nonplus
  • pervert
  • poison
  • pollute
  • profane
  • prostitute
  • put down
  • rattle
  • reduce
  • reprehend
  • reprobate
  • ridicule
  • ruin
  • shame
  • sink
  • slander
  • smirch
  • spoil
  • stain
  • subvert
  • taint
  • take down
  • tarnish
  • thin
  • vitiate
  • warp
  • water down
  • weaken
  • wreck
  • write off

lace

  • add
  • adulterate
  • alternate
  • amalgamate
  • aromatize
  • assail
  • assault
  • assimilate
  • attach
  • attack
  • attenuate
  • band
  • banding
  • bash
  • baste
  • bat
  • batter
  • beat
  • beat up on
  • befoul
  • belabor
  • belt
  • beset
  • bind
  • birch
  • blackjack
  • blend
  • bludgeon
  • border
  • box
  • braid
  • braiding
  • buffet
  • bung up
  • bungee cord
  • bust
  • cable
  • cane
  • cheapen
  • chop
  • clobber
  • close
  • clout
  • club
  • combine
  • commingle
  • contaminate
  • cord
  • cornrow
  • corrupt
  • counterfeit
  • cowhide
  • crack
  • crochet
  • cudgel
  • cuff
  • curry
  • cut
  • debase
  • defile
  • degrade
  • dilute
  • dirty
  • do
  • do up
  • doctor
  • dreadlock
  • drub
  • edging
  • embody
  • enhance
  • enlace
  • enrich
  • entwine
  • envenom
  • extend
  • fake
  • falsify
  • fib
  • filigree
  • flagellate
  • flavor
  • flog
  • fortify
  • foul
  • fudge
  • fuse
  • fustigate
  • gore
  • guy
  • halyard
  • hammer
  • hide
  • hit
  • horsewhip
  • implicate
  • incorporate
  • infect
  • insert
  • integrate
  • interlace
  • intermingle
  • intersperse
  • intertwine
  • intertwist
  • interweave
  • inweave
  • join
  • juxtapose
  • knock
  • lacerate
  • lacing
  • lam
  • lambast
  • lambaste
  • lanyard
  • lash
  • lather
  • lay on
  • leather
  • lick
  • line
  • link
  • load
  • maim
  • mangle
  • manipulate
  • maul
  • merge
  • mesh
  • mingle
  • misrepresent
  • mix
  • moderate
  • mutilate
  • net
  • netting
  • openwork
  • ornament
  • paddle
  • paste
  • pelt
  • pepper
  • perfume
  • pigtail
  • pistol-whip
  • plait
  • plat
  • pleach
  • ply
  • poison
  • pollute
  • pommel
  • pound
  • pummel
  • punch
  • punch out
  • qualify
  • queue
  • raid
  • rawhide
  • rickrack
  • ricrac
  • rope
  • rush
  • salt
  • sauce
  • savor
  • savour
  • scourge
  • season
  • shoelace
  • slam
  • slap
  • slate
  • slog
  • smack
  • smash
  • sock
  • soil
  • sophisticate
  • spank
  • spice
  • spike
  • spoil
  • stay
  • storm
  • strap
  • string
  • stripe
  • sully
  • swat
  • swipe
  • switch
  • taint
  • tan
  • tatting
  • temper
  • thin
  • thong
  • thrash
  • thread
  • threadwork
  • thresh
  • thump
  • thwack
  • tie
  • tissue
  • trim
  • trimming
  • tromp
  • twine
  • twist
  • wallop
  • water down
  • weaken
  • weave
  • whack
  • whale
  • wham
  • whap
  • whip
  • whipcord
  • whomp
  • whop
  • whup
  • wire
  • work over
  • wound
  • wreathe
  • writhe

obtund

debase

  • abase
  • abash
  • affront
  • animalize
  • bad-mouth
  • bastardize
  • befoul
  • begrime
  • belittle
  • bemean
  • bestialize
  • blemish
  • canker
  • cast down
  • castigate
  • censure
  • chasten
  • cheapen
  • condemn
  • confound
  • confuse
  • contaminate
  • corrupt
  • criticize
  • cry down
  • damage
  • damn
  • debauch
  • debilitate
  • decry
  • deface
  • defame
  • defile
  • degrade
  • demean
  • demoralize
  • denounce
  • deprave
  • depreciate
  • descend
  • destroy
  • deteriorate
  • detract
  • devaluate
  • devalue
  • dilute
  • diminish
  • dirty
  • disable
  • discomfit
  • disconcert
  • discount
  • discountenance
  • discredit
  • disgrace
  • dishonor
  • disparage
  • doctor
  • dope up
  • downgrade
  • drag down
  • dump on
  • embarrass
  • enfeeble
  • execrate
  • faze
  • flaw
  • fluff off
  • fluster
  • foul
  • harm
  • humble
  • humiliate
  • hurt
  • impair
  • insult
  • lessen
  • libel
  • load
  • lower
  • malign
  • mar
  • minimize
  • mortify
  • nonplus
  • pervert
  • poison
  • pollute
  • profane
  • prostitute
  • put away
  • put down
  • rattle
  • reduce
  • reprehend
  • reprobate
  • ridicule
  • ruin
  • sap
  • shame
  • shoot down
  • sink
  • slander
  • smirch
  • sophisticate
  • spoil
  • stain
  • subvert
  • taint
  • take down
  • take down a peg
  • tarnish
  • thin
  • undermine
  • vitiate
  • warp
  • water down
  • weaken
  • weight
  • worsen
  • wreck
  • write off

debauch

  • abase
  • abuse
  • bastardize
  • befoul
  • begrime
  • bestialize
  • betray
  • blemish
  • brutalize
  • canker
  • cheapen
  • contaminate
  • corrupt
  • damage
  • debase
  • deface
  • defile
  • deflower
  • degrade
  • demean
  • demoralize
  • deprave
  • depreciate
  • descend
  • destroy
  • deteriorate
  • dilute
  • dirty
  • disgrace
  • dishonor
  • downgrade
  • flaw
  • fornicate
  • fraternize
  • go bad
  • go to hell
  • harm
  • humble
  • humiliate
  • hurt
  • impair
  • intrigue
  • inveigle
  • lead astray
  • lessen
  • live in the gutter
  • lure
  • mar
  • pervert
  • poison
  • pollute
  • profane
  • prostitute
  • ravish
  • ruin
  • seduce
  • shame
  • spoil
  • stain
  • subvert
  • taint
  • take down
  • tarnish
  • tempt
  • thin
  • violate
  • vitiate
  • warp
  • water down
  • weaken
  • wreck

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