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

El Nino is already fueling wildfires across farmland, depleting water supplies for major cities and hurting fish catches in the region. — Edna Tarigan, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

Coffee grounds suffocate roots, causing rot and depleting nitrogen needed for growth. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026

In 2019, the New York Times did an investigation into Max’s depleting state and found that painters were recruited to paint in the style of Max, where then the artist would be instructed to sign each work. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Rapidly depleting oil inventories Saudi Arabia on Friday temporarily closed the East-West pipeline as a precautionary measure following multiple attacks by drones launched from Iraq. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

There’s about a half-dozen coordinators who should be high on ADs’ radars, perhaps even more so after a bunch of top Group of 6 head coaches got Power 4 jobs last year, depleting the ranks a bit. — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Authorities were wary of depleting China’s supply and someday becoming dependent on imports, as the country is for oil and gas. — Gloria Xiong, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Persistent overuse combined with a record-dry winter and rising temperatures have been depleting both Lake Powell and Lake Mead. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

As of now, many have feared the chips instead look like a rapidly depreciating, and thus depleting, pile of graphics processors that will need more and more capital to finance. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026