Synonyms of depleting

depleting

verb

present participle of deplete

1

as in draining

to make complete use of

miners depleted the vein of copper ore after only a few months

Synonyms & Similar Words

• draining
• consuming
• spending
• exhausting
• reducing
• absorbing
• burning
• using
• expending
• decreasing
• eating
• devouring
• emptying
• diminishing
• wasting
• playing out
• drawing down
• running out of
• using up
• dwindling
• lowering
• weakening
• undermining
• downsizing
• sapping
• lessening
• bankrupting
• impoverishing
• crippling
• enfeebling
• disabling
• debilitating
• cleaning (out)
• squandering
• blowing
• dissipating
• abating
• guzzling
• de-escalating
• drying up
• lavishing
• running through
• throwing away
• frittering (away)
• misspending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• replacing
• renewing
• enlarging
• enforcing
• reinforcing
• augmenting
• strengthening
• restoring
• repairing
• rebuilding
• preserving
• saving
• reviving
• conserving
• bolstering
• fortifying

2

as in reducing

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

disease and battlefield casualties had depleted troop strength to dangerously low levels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• decreasing
• diminishing
• lowering
• dwindling
• minimizing
• lessening
• easing
• downsizing
• slashing
• denting
• cutting
• dropping
• compressing
• abating
• shrinking
• knocking down
• downscaling
• de-escalating
• curtailing
• trimming
• shortening
• contracting
• constricting
• paring
• condensing
• retrenching
• truncating
• cutting down
• modifying
• whittling
• pruning
• cropping
• clipping
• abridging
• nicking
• modulating
• abbreviating
• cutting back
• deflating
• docking
• moderating
• qualifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• expanding
• augmenting
• enlarging
• escalating
• raising
• boosting
• amplifying
• swelling
• inflating
• extending
• prolonging
• lengthening
• supplementing
• dilating
• adding (to)
• blowing up
• enhancing
• complementing
• aggrandizing
• intensifying
• distending
• heightening
• elongating
• protracting
• redoubling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of depleting

Years of overuse combined with drought and rising temperatures have been depleting Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir. — Ty O'Neil, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

That included the risk of dangerously depleting the number of defensive interceptor missiles available to the military’s Central Command, which is responsible for operations in the Middle East. — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Taittinger’s focus on high‑touch hospitality, long‑term relationship building and strict adherence to family heritage shows building global advocacy off a World Cup platform can happen without depleting margins or diluting the maison’s identity. — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The president and his advisers, the newspaper said, have concerns about expanding the conflict, depleting ​defense stockpiles, alienating Middle East Gulf allies and affecting energy supplies and the global economy. — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 26 July 2026

Four centuries later, in the mid-20th century, China’s government similarly encouraged people to eradicate over a billion sparrows to prevent them from depleting grain supplies. — Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026

In the past, owner Arte Moreno prevented his GMs from depleting the major league roster of controllable players. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 21 July 2026

Further testing in mice—depleting NAD+ in some mouse placentas, supplementing models of others with NAD+ precursors—cemented the findings. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 20 July 2026

On Earth, that’d be financially and ecologically expensive, but in space, on the Moon, or on Mars, depleting your printing resource could be a disaster. — New Atlas, 19 July 2026