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

The same channels that connected people and lifted small businesses were also fueling disinformation, eroding trust and democratic debate, and weighing on teenagers’ mental health. — Quentin Bordage, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Communities have seen waves pound the coastline, eroding the shore and putting homes and infrastructure at risk. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

This is happening as foundational literacy skills are eroding. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

The second risk is Google and AI eroding the free search traffic Booking has long relied on, which is what forced the Kayak write-down. — Isabella Gao, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Even though energy prices have not spiked as high as many feared, the Brown University tracker demonstrates how this conflict is eroding Americans’ discretionary income. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

White clay paintings do not last long, usually eroding within a few hundred years and sometimes within a few decades, leading the team to conclude they were made post-contact. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

By eroding the feedback loop that every stable government—even the most authoritarian—needs to stay in power, the Putin regime is becoming less capable of understanding the real condition of Russia. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

The new home of Engine 8 — staffed by 12 firefighters who work in four-person crews — replaces its previous facility, which traces its origins back to 1913 and sits on the eroding west bank of Coyote Creek four blocks away. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026