Synonyms of thinning

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diluting
• cutting
• loading
• weakening
• polluting
• poisoning
• infecting
• manipulating
• extending
• spoiling
• dirtying
• adulterating
• lacing
• soiling
• watering down
• tainting
• contaminating
• sophisticating
• degrading
• fouling
• tempering
• corrupting
• misrepresenting
• attenuating
• tampering (with)
• counterfeiting
• spiking
• defiling
• cheapening
• sullying
• moderating
• debasing
• falsifying
• befouling
• qualifying
• faking
• doctoring
• envenoming
• fudging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthening
• fertilizing
• enriching
• fortifying
• augmenting
• reinforcing
• supplementing
• improving
• cleaning
• richening
• filtering
• purifying
• purging
• cleansing
• flushing
• refining
• leaching
• enhancing
• clarifying
• larding
• pasteurizing
• distilling
• decontaminating
• bettering
• concentrating
• condensing
• compacting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thinning

The role required Cruise to transform with prosthetics (including a fat suit and thinning white hair) and a put-on Southern accent, but, mostly, the absurdist satire demanded his full acting range. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Red light therapy has moved out of the clinic and into home routines, showing up in masks, panels and handheld wands aimed at everything from crow’s feet to thinning hair. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Caps and helmets target the scalp for thinning hair, while undereye patches, eye masks and goggles focus on fine lines, puffiness and darkness. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026

While hair thinning and shedding can be distressing, determining the underlying causes can help slow down, stop or even reverse certain types of hair loss. — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026

Someone with mild recession around the temples may need far fewer grafts than a patient with thinning across the front, mid-scalp and crown. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

The embellishments were concentrated through the bodice and hips, thinning out along the skirt to reveal more of the sheer fabric underneath. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Communities can reduce their fire risk by thinning out grass, brush, and trees with weed trimmers, mowers, and chainsaws. — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Climate change has been thinning the Arctic ice, making shipping routes increasingly accessible and reigniting competition with Russia, China and other countries over access to the region’s mineral resources. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026