WATER DOWN Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

water down

verb

as in to dilute

to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances watered down the cocktails while jacking up their prices

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Recent Examples of water down But as the years passed, the Mumbai resident watered down her Lake Como fantasy, prioritizing traditions and culture instead. —

Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 21 May 2026 Many used hoses to water down dry vegetation. —

Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 May 2026 In 2023, the governor attempted to significantly increase the number of charter schools that could open in the city, though the reforms were watered down during negotiations with the state legislature. —

Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026 There have also been 1,888 golf balls slung into the water down those three holes specifically over that span. —

Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for water down

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There is an effort to dilute the high-pH water in ditches that was contaminated with the large amount of chemicals that spilled, officials said.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 29 May 2026
That case argued that Louisiana lawmakers illegally diluted Black voting power by failing to draw a second majority-Black district in a state where Black voters account for roughly one third of the population.

— Sam Gringlas, NPR, 29 May 2026