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

Brilliant start undermined The first half hour of the match was played at the pace Ivory Coast desired with Les Elephants using their high press and long passes to consistently put Norway on its heels. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026

Community opposition to temporary waste storage, which risks becoming permanent without a federal waste repository, further undermined the project. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

The design isn’t all that discreet, and the clever engineering is undermined by hardware limitations, such as the lack of weatherproofing and the fiddly arms that secure it to your neck. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026

The next year, in 2015, came an unrelated event — unknown to Broadwater — that further undermined the credibility of his conviction. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

To More, this undermined the biblical origins of the Catholic Church. — Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 30 June 2026

The report found that all institutions operated with a ratio of more than 100 inmates per officer, which undermined staff’s ability to respond to incidents at the facilities. — Theodore Rose, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2026

So far, Milei has defended his Cabinet chief, even as the scandal damaged his government’s public image, constrained his political leverage in negotiations with allies and undermined his communication about spending cuts to Argentines scraping by on salaries that increasingly fall behind inflation. — Clara Preve, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

So far, Milei has defended his Cabinet chief, even as the scandal damaged his government’s public image, constrained his political leverage in negotiations with allies and undermined his communication about spending cuts to Argentines scraping by on salaries that increasingly fall behind inflation. — ABC News, 27 June 2026