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attrition
Synonyms and Antonyms of attrition
a gradual weakening, loss, or destruction took the machinery out of operation since attrition had led to the main mechanism's breaking Synonyms corrosion, erosion, undermining, wasteRelated Words breakdown, decay, decomposition, disintegration, dissolutionNear Antonyms gain, increaseAntonyms buildup
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