Synonyms of thinning

thinning

verb

present participle of thin

as in diluting

to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances

thinned the cream with milk but didn't tell anyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diluting
• cutting
• loading
• weakening
• polluting
• poisoning
• infecting
• manipulating
• extending
• spoiling
• dirtying
• adulterating
• lacing
• soiling
• watering down
• tainting
• contaminating
• sophisticating
• degrading
• fouling
• tempering
• corrupting
• misrepresenting
• attenuating
• tampering (with)
• counterfeiting
• spiking
• defiling
• cheapening
• sullying
• moderating
• debasing
• falsifying
• befouling
• qualifying
• faking
• doctoring
• envenoming
• fudging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthening
• fertilizing
• enriching
• fortifying
• augmenting
• reinforcing
• supplementing
• improving
• cleaning
• richening
• filtering
• purifying
• purging
• cleansing
• flushing
• refining
• leaching
• enhancing
• clarifying
• larding
• pasteurizing
• distilling
• reenforcing
• decontaminating
• bettering
• concentrating
• condensing
• compacting

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of thinning

Last week, Newsom signed a bill putting a moratorium on all blood thinning rat poisons, which travel up the food chain when predators eat dead or sickened rats. —Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024

Plant kale seeds ½ inch deep and 1 inch apart, thinning to the most robust seedlings to 18 inches apart. —Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2024

The only danger was reduction, the numbers thinning out, people leaving. —Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024

California has become the first state in the nation to restrict use of all blood-thinning rat poisons due to their unintended effect on mountain lions, birds of prey and other animals. —Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024

People at potential risk include patients with kidney or gallbladder problems, as well as those taking blood-thinning drugs or medications that can be blocked by pomegranate or grapefruit juice. —Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024