Synonyms of eroding

eroding

verb

present participle of erode

1

as in eating

to consume or wear away gradually

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eating
• destroying
• corroding
• ruining
• nibbling
• biting (at)
• gnawing
• wrecking
• dissolving
• disintegrating
• decomposing
• fretting
• wasting
• devastating
• decimating
• breaking down
• breaking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restoring
• reviving
• renewing
• revitalizing
• regenerating
• recreating
• rejuvenating
• freshening
• refreshing
• refreshening

2

as in fraying

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

• fraying
• wearing
• rubbing
• reducing
• erasing
• scraping
• biting
• shaving
• sharpening
• eating
• abrading
• disintegrating
• chafing
• galling
• fretting
• chewing
• rasping
• corrading
• gnawing
• corroding
• filing
• decomposing
• scouring
• dissolving
• nibbling
• grazing
• frazzling
• grating
• scuffing
• sandblasting
• wiping (away)
• grinding
• wearing out
• sandpapering
• honing
• whetting
• rubbing out
• breaking down
• breaking up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eroding

Each one functions like a coarse grain of sand, eroding the certainties and stereotypes that harden racial discourse. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, the soil surrounding the house is eroding and the structure is sinking. — William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

Hunt and her team eventually traced the genetic changes to a new cleaning method eroding the polycarbonate cages that housed the animals. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

What starts as a handful of essential SaaS tools can quietly expand into dozens of overlapping platforms, each promising greater efficiency while steadily eroding margins. — Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

But even as China seeks to grow its legal power, the United States is willfully eroding its own. — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

While mentions of high prices eroding personal finances declined from 56 percent in June to 50 percent in July, that’s likely simply because of the decline in gas prices, Hsu said. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026

The more radical possibility, however, is that AI begins eroding them. — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

In the 1970s, New York City enacted a zoning regulation targeted at protecting the fast-eroding industrial base. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026