Synonyms of erodes

erodes

verb

present tense third-person singular of erode

1

as in eats

to consume or wear away gradually

the fear that inflation will continue to erode people's savings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eats
• destroys
• corrodes
• gnaws
• decomposes
• dissolves
• ruins
• bites (at)
• disintegrates
• frets
• nibbles
• wrecks
• wastes
• decimates
• devastates
• breaks down
• breaks up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restores
• revives
• renews
• recreates
• regenerates
• refreshes
• rejuvenates
• revitalizes
• freshens
• refreshens

2

as in wears

to damage or diminish by continued friction

the winds and desert sands have eroded much of the original surface of these ancient monuments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wears
• frays
• reduces
• rubs
• erases
• sharpens
• shaves
• abrades
• eats
• bites
• scrapes
• chafes
• disintegrates
• gnaws
• corrodes
• decomposes
• galls
• frets
• corrades
• rasps
• chews
• frazzles
• dissolves
• scours
• files
• grazes
• grates
• wipes (away)
• wears out
• grinds
• sandblasts
• scuffs
• nibbles
• hones
• whets
• sandpapers
• rubs out
• breaks down
• breaks up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of erodes

When serious failures involving student safety, civil rights and district policy are followed by another administrative reassignment instead of clear accountability, public trust erodes. — Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2026

This is exactly the kind of arrangement that erodes public trust. — José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

When time erodes the bonds that define a place, new energy can help a place like the Barrio in Amarillo, Texas, renew itself. — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026

Yet if retention and expansion are not embedded into the sales KPI structure, the system continues to reward behavior that erodes enterprise value. — Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

High inflation erodes purchasing power, drives up borrowing costs, and triggers more uncertainty for companies and consumers, Sowerby said. — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026

The reassuring finding, across the research represented in the room at the CIFAR workshop, is that candidness about uncertainty generally maintains or builds trust rather than erodes it. — Aleeza Gerstein, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026

The vision ultimately describes a county where growth enhances rather than erodes the characteristics that make Placer distinct. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Almost 30 years of pursuit not only erodes the bonds within the local community but mirror the fate of a whole nation, leaving everyone to reflect on their own personal responsibility. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026