WATER DOWN Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

water down

verb

Definition of water down

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 Industry opposition already watered down one anti-smuggling bill, Bloomberg noted, and Huang recently snubbed a congressional invitation to testify on the problem. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 Bills similar to several of the ones signed this year failed to pass the Legislature or were watered down last year. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 Davis said the operators of Oroville have asked River Partners whether the restoration at Dos Rios Norte could allow the dam to send more water down the Feather. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Without the winds, warm water in the east begins to flow back and eventually occupies much of the equatorial waters down to about 300 meters from the coast of South America to the middle of the Pacific. — Steven Paton, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for water down

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But notes issued when specified revenue conditions are unmet carry a 13% interest rate and convert at 85% of market price, giving noteholders more shares for each dollar and further diluting existing shareholders.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026
Section 2 is the tool Black voters have relied on for six decades to challenge maps attempting to dilute their power.

— Seth Limmer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of dilute

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Keeping the ship flying night after night took around 100 roadies and stagehands, who had to disassemble it, load it up, haul it to the next city and reassemble it after every gig.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2026
Crude oil tankers are docked and loaded at the Bajo Grande oil terminal on Lake Maracaibo in San Francisco, Zulia state, Venezuela, on September 1, 2026.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

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Jovany Barragan’s second field goal — a 35-yarder on an untimed down — cut Serra’s deficit to 21-6 at halftime.

— Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
The verdict came just three days after regulators seized Ueno Bank, cutting nearly 3 million customers off from their savings and bank cards and setting off a political crisis.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

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Already, nearly 18 million people in the United States, including more than 1 million young children, live near oil and gas wells that will now pollute more freely because of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s actions.

— Elizabeth Bechard, Time, 6 Nov. 2026
The new developments have been singled out for loud noise, polluting power generation, and for disturbing residential neighborhoods and natural landscapes.

— Shannon Osaka, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026

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Aided in part by no autopsy being performed, alternate theories have thrived ever since, including that he was poisoned by a cabal of circus performers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Joe wants to poison Victor’s cup, but Katie thinks Victor would try to trade.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of poison

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