ATTENUATED Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

attenuated 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of attenuated

as in linear

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attenuated

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verb

past tense of attenuate

as in reduced

to diminish the price or value of an investment attenuated by significant inflation over the years

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Recent Examples of attenuated

Adjective

The shop, aggressively minimal, with a soaring blank-white façade that evokes the attenuated minimalism of an Apple Store, is the chain’s first outside of Japan, where the brand originated in 2022. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025 The suggestion that someone was secretly paying Duran was hilarious to anyone with a cursory familiarity with the attenuated state of the journalism industry. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025

Verb

Sabin’s effort, however, produced a candidate vaccine with viruses that were even further attenuated and safer to use than Koprowski’s, and the Wistar version fell by the wayside. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026 Radically attenuated, the visible weld and bolts are all that remain. — Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for attenuated

Recent Examples of Synonyms for attenuated

Adjective

Broadcasters of all sizes, especially local station owners, have been battling cord-cutting and coping with ongoing audience and advertiser shifts away from linear viewing.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Or have there been unintended consequences from disconnecting from linear cable?

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of linear

Verb

Although the details of the project – including how the money would be divided between states and how exactly water use would be reduced – are currently undetermined.

— Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
At a time when Iran dominates political headlines, this novel offered a deeply human perspective on a country too often reduced to geopolitics.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of reduced

Adjective

The Orioles’ Taylor Ward has been at or near the top of the shopping list for every team seeking a righty-hitting outfield bat since the market for players like him may never have been thinner.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Improperly Drying Flammable Items Drying clothes stained with any type of chemical stains such as gasoline, paint thinner, or acetone is a hazard.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of thin

Adjective

At a nearby table, a pair of slender metallic arms was folding and refolding a blue T-shirt.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
In this tall, slender building though, there’s a feel of being tucked away in the eaves of a guesthouse on some cobblestoned European side street, especially after the long and creaky elevator ride.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of slender

Adjective

That meant one endless season after another, flowing into compressed offseasons, disadvantageous end-of-round draft statures and the ever-arduous schedule that the NFL formula assigns division winners.

— Vahe Gregorian July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
As the compressed sides bulge outward under load, the tower’s structural strength drops sharply, frequently triggering sudden buckling or catastrophic collapse.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

Definition of compressed

Adjective

The narrow waterway passing between Iran and Oman serves as the main route for shipping crude from oil-rich countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait to the rest of the world.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
The fighting has severely disrupted shipping through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, a narrow maritime choke point that typically handles around a fifth of the world's oil and natural gas.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of narrow

Adjective

While cake is cooling, whisk together cold water, sweetened condensed milk, and pudding mix in a large bowl until smooth.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
The gallery presents a condensed history of blue-and-white ceramics globally in dishes, starting in the Middle East with a 9th century Iraqi piece.

— Stephanie Shih June 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026

Definition of condensed

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