UNDERMINED Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

undermined

verb

past tense of undermine

as in weakened

to make (someone or something) weaker or less effective usually in a secret or gradual way She tried to undermine my authority by complaining about me to my boss. The events of the past year have undermined people's confidence in the government.

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Recent Examples of undermined The same circadian system that morning sunlight activates can be reinforced or undermined by what’s screwed into your lamps for the next 14 hours. —

Allison Palmer june 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026 Spain’s success over the past five years has undermined many long-standing political-economic truisms. —

Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026 The paper argues those guardians both damaged investors and undermined the very mission they were appointed to protect. —

Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 1 June 2026 Dolci says the post-COVID period reinforced rather than undermined Imax’s position. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 June 2026 The row between crypto companies and banks came down to whether those offering stablecoin accounts should be able to pay interest on deposits like traditional bank accounts, with banking groups warning that the stability of the financial system could be undermined as people move their money. —

Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 With interest in on-loan Lutsharel Geetruida, there were flickers of worry on Wearside about the core of the team being undermined. —

Michael Walker, New York Times, 29 May 2026 During the re-examination of the case, a forensic pathology expert found issues with the assistant medical examiner's testimony about Thomas' time of death, which also undermined the convictions, the DA's office said. —

Laura Fay, CBS News, 26 May 2026 Ironically enough, early modern European scholars undermined this framework by attempting to more fully revere their Christian God. —

Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

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Remsing, meanwhile, said that commodity-sensitive currencies like the Norwegian krone, Australian dollar and Brazilian real have also trended strongly as the de-dollarization theme petered out and the euro was weakened by the war.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 5 June 2026
That's because some jurisdictions weakened their public health authorities in response to criticism of lockdowns, school closures, mask mandates, vaccine requirements and other COVID-era restrictions.

— Rob Stein, NPR, 4 June 2026