DILUTING Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

diluting

verb

present participle of dilute

as in cutting

to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances the pharmacist was convicted of diluting prescription drugs in order to increase profits

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Recent Examples of diluting The Supreme Court asked the lower court to look at its recent ruling in Louisiana, which weakened the Voting Rights Act — a law that previously placed sharp limits on states’ diluting the power of minority voters. —

Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 3 June 2026 In his letter, Markey said using surplus plutonium to produce energy would be significantly more expensive than diluting and disposing of it — the method the federal government was previously using to deal with the waste. —

Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 2 June 2026 Last quarter , the narrative against Palo Alto Networks was all its dealmaking was diluting earnings too much. —

Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 June 2026 That was always my big fear about this season—that as exciting as the early episodes were, those high-profile exits were diluting the cast and leaving us with players that we, as viewers, were not fully invested in. —

Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026 Build an army of agents that scale your presence without diluting your essence. —

Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 The court lifted a ruling that had blocked state Republicans' preferred map as racially discriminatory and for illegally diluting the voting power of Black Alabamians. —

Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 18 May 2026 Founders have praised the tool for its ability to scale personalized service, such as digital styling conversations, without diluting the brand identity. —

Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 May 2026 The ruling stems from a long-running redistricting dispute over Alabama’s congressional map, which lower courts had previously found likely violated voting rights protections by diluting black voting strength. —

Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 12 May 2026

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There is also more cutting required of bloomed flowers to initiate another flush, and more cleaning up and cutting secondary branches in spring.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
Barr rightly notes that current capital standards were already near the low end of what academic research identifies as optimal; cutting further tips the balance toward fragility, not strength.

— Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026