GELDS Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

gelds

verb

present tense third-person singular of geld

as in undermines

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality by the time of the fourth rewrite, the screenplay had pretty much been gelded of all originality

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His silly walk undermines not only his dignified wardrobe but also the very idea of a professional persona.

— Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
That undermines the important fight against genuine antisemitism.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of undermines

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While voters’ choices have been, more often than not, defensible, the unanimity betrays a lack of imagination and drains any hint of drama from the ceremony.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Beijing is quite happy, for now at least, to watch as the US drains its treasure policing the world’s sea lanes, keeping transnational drug gangs and fraudsters in check, and maintaining global financial stability.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of drains

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If a bureaucratic process exhausts whatever time a citizen has available, then benefits are lost or rights are denied.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026

Definition of exhausts

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Underneath a Blossom-style hat, the model wears a set of enormous mismatched silver earrings that graze the shoulders of her sharp black blazer.

— Julia Hobbs, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
Outside of Sezane, the queen of Spain often wears shoe designs by Aquazzura, Calzados Picón, Carolina Herrera, Hugo Boss, Magrit and more.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

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