ERODED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

eroded

verb

past tense of erode

as in ate

to consume or wear away gradually the fear that inflation will continue to erode people's savings

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as in frayed

to damage or diminish by continued friction the winds and desert sands have eroded much of the original surface of these ancient monuments

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Recent Examples of eroded Hence the switch, a year or so after the film’s release, to a stadium now named after the latest in a long line of sponsors that, for all the vital money brought in, have slightly eroded identity. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 This eroded roughly a quarter of the air-quality progress made in those states over decades under the Clean Air Act. — Sissi Liu, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Sadly, progress and trust in public health and science are now being eroded with through neglect, funding cuts, and information gaps. — Dr. Marianne Parshley, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026 Armar’s Ghana is one where family ties have been eroded and ethnic identity precludes any notion of national solidarity. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026 Over the past eighty years, parts have eroded down the slope. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 That changed in 2013 when lowering the threshold to a simple majority intensified partisanship and eroded the standard of qualifications for nominees. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026 Those governments have eroded the prospects of peace with the Palestinians through creeping annexation and systematic repression in the West Bank. — Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026 The one thing that eroded—the business thrived—was the friendship. — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 3 Aug. 2026

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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.

— Angela Andaloro, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025

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Reconstituting the bilateral bond between the two countries, now frayed by more than a year of threats and punitive measures, will not happen overnight.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
Moore’s frayed, full-volume, Barbie-pink ball gown with a distressed bow was a break from her usual structured looks.

— Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of frayed

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Some 600 drones were detected headed toward the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, with a third destroyed over the Moscow region itself.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
An airstrike destroyed a house in Ansar town, killing seven people and wounding three others on Saturday morning, NNA said.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of destroyed

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Brentford will be hoping promising midfielder Antoni Milambo can contribute after his debut season was ruined by an ACL injury in October.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Tuesday’s second callback inspection, third inspection overall, got ruined by two dead roaches under a dry storage shelf and four live roaches in dry storage.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ruined

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Tragedy, humor and scientific interest rubbed shoulders as Atlanta turned out Thursday night to view the astral spectacle which sent 261 stars streaking across the heavens.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Jimmy rubbed beer foam off his mustache, and Kath thought of the drunken Norwegian boatman who sank Fanny’s ship.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of rubbed

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That tariff rate was later reduced to 15% when the two sides agreed on a trade deal, but uncertainty remains about the stability of that agreement and how imports of certain European goods, such as steel, will be taxed by Washington.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Traffic on the critical waterway, through which one-fifth of global crude oil typically flows, has reduced to a trickle since the war started in February.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of reduced

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Their efforts have successfully erased half the population from public life and made Afghanistan one of the world’s most dangerous places to be a woman.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
But what frightened me most was not death alone, but the idea of dying before my writings reached the world—that my story would disappear with me, and that my feelings, my memories, my identity, and my human experience would be erased.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

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