Synonyms of undermined

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.

Related Words

• weakened
• eroded
• damaged
• impaired
• compromised
• deteriorated
• destroyed
• hurt
• injured
• crippled
• harmed
• enfeebled
• flawed
• marred
• enervated
• shattered
• vitiated
• spoiled
• disfigured
• defaced
• crossed (up)
• tarnished
• wore (away)
• blemished
• broke
• ruined
• bloodied
• crabbed
• washed out
• scoured
• blighted
• dented
• wounded
• wrecked
• endamaged
• demolished
• botched
• tortured
• hamstrung
• disabled
• lacerated
• devastated
• mutilated
• tormented
• decimated
• dinged
• crushed
• mangled
• annihilated
• wasted
• battered
• smashed
• maimed
• dinted
• pulverized
• wiped out
• gummed (up)
• queered
• razed
• clobbered
• lamed
• dashed
• totaled
• bashed
• tore down
• desolated
• scourged
• did in
• banged up

Dissimilar Words

• helped
• cured
• remedied
• rehabilitated
• rectified
• healed
• revised
• improved
• edited
• enhanced
• remodeled
• enriched
• refined
• perfected
• ameliorated
• bettered
• repaired
• rebuilt
• fixed
• reconstructed
• renovated
• mended
• patched
• revamped
• doctored
• reconditioned
• meliorated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of undermined

The senator challenged Supreme Federal Court Justice Cristiano Zanin’s decision to extend voting by two hours, arguing that the uneven application of the measure had undermined equal voting conditions. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

In his view, the peaceful crowds that greeted Machado on Sunday undermined arguments that her return would necessarily provoke unrest. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

That has been really undermined by the Supreme Court, but Congress can and should respond. — Astead Herndon, Vox, 24 Oct. 2026

In Vietnam, planting of new mangroves has helped, but that progress has been undermined by losses due to aquaculture, land conversion and coastal erosion. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Several roads near Westward Beach in Malibu are closed after additional erosion undermined the roadway and exposed a Los Angeles County water main. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, technological advances made possible by the digital age have undermined the social contract of the industrial era and hollowed out the middle class. — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

In my own experience, for some years a pattern of negative thinking undermined my effectiveness at work. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026

It might also be undermined by the exhaustion of Moore’s Law. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026