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

However, environmental groups are concerned that satellite re-entries could release ozone-depleting chemicals, a topic scientists say needs more research. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026

When the weather cools down or is stormy, algae blooms die off, depleting oxygen that fish and other aquatic life need to survive, Van Rhein said. — Zuri Primos july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

The administration has since tried to bomb its way out of this war, but without the ability to hold territory, the United States is now merely depleting its stocks of expensive ordnance to little strategic effect. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Exhausted leaders often make worse decisions, model unsustainable behaviors and quietly signal to their teams that depleting yourself is what dedication looks like. — Aaron Wolowiec, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

The One Big Beautiful Bill also removed a tax on Social Security benefits, depleting another source of the program's revenue. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Early detection The researchers ran a climate model that includes ozone chemistry, feeding it the history of greenhouse gas emissions, ozone-depleting pollution, and natural events like volcanic eruptions. — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026

The Cubs have won seven of their last 10 after bludgeoning Kodai Senga on Tuesday, but fate keeps depleting them; their starter, Edward Cabrera, left the game on a cart with a hamstring/adductor strain. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 24 June 2026

But companies that were once cash cows are depleting reserves and leveraging debt in their ambitious data center buildouts. — Kate Rooney, CNBC, 20 June 2026