THINNING Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

thinning

verb

present participle of thin

as in diluting

to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances thinned the cream with milk but didn't tell anyone

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Recent Examples of thinning The team also traded away Luis Arraez and Heliot Ramos for prospects, further thinning their ranks. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 This fresh water aggressively dissolves the salt walls, widening the cavern and dangerously thinning the structural pillars between adjacent domes. — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 These women can become depressed, isolated, paranoid — convinced their thinning hair is all other people see. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2026 In addition to root decline mentioned above, symptoms of heat stress include a yellowing of the leaves, called chlorosis, and a gradually thinning leaf canopy. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026 The roadless rule allows for fuels reduction and small tree thinning in places like Arizona’s ponderosa pine forests, McKinnon said. — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Nixing the law would allow for certain management practices, such as thinning forests to prevent wildfires and controlling insects, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said in the same press release. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026 Industrial production and exports tied to the global AI investment boom have helped cushion weak consumption and private investment, but July data suggest that support may be thinning. — Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026 Police described Jackson as being approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and 145 pounds, with blue eyes and thinning gray hair. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinning

Verb

State rules direct significantly more sales tax to the unincorporated general fund, diluting the share of property taxes.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
The next three drivers ranked outside the Chase — Ross Chastain (12th at Richmond), Brad Keselowski (26th) and Erik Jones (27th) — also lost ground, diluting the potential drama of a surprise qualifier.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of diluting

Verb

The finding highlights the challenge that could lie ahead if the county’s mayor and commissioners try to significantly reduce property-tax spending without cutting pay or services in those areas.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
In 2025, 8086 kilograms of denim waste from cutting-table offcuts, testing and second-choice samples was converted into 600 boards.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of cutting

Verb

The Sox right fielder walked on the next pitch, loading the bases with two outs in the 10th, but Tristan Peters grounded out to first to end the threat.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Lucas Erceg was picked to close but was yanked for Steven Cruz after loading the bases with no outs in 14 pitches.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of loading

Verb

Anderson said population and labor-force declines, along with the Bay Area’s high housing costs, are weakening both the supply of workers and demand for them in many traditional industries.

— George Avalos, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Rather than weakening the rule, the authors recommended strengthening it by passing the Roadless Area Conservation Act, which would turn the agency regulations into federal law.

— Dan Peck, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026