Weakened means: Reduced; made less strong. Related words include diminished or reduced. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Weakened in practice.

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Weakened in a sentence

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Weakened meaning

Reduced; made less strong.

Synonyms of Weakened

diminished dilute diluted thinned cut reduced decreased faded attenuated attenuate weak impaired vitiated lessened hurt

Example sentences (20)

Meanwhile, the sanctions have proved to be a “total failure” which also weakened the EU’s competitiveness, he said.

Hilary started out as a hurricane over the Pacific, but weakened to a tropical storm just before making landfall.

However, those with weakened immune systems or who are immunocompromised are at risk of hard-to-treat infections.

They would have attempted to capitalize on the weakened Leaf, inevitably culminating with another global shinobi war.

Kganyago also referred to the Rand that weakened over the past year, depreciating by about 9.5% against the US dollar.

Japan is a free country but it shouldn’t be weakened by these thugs and staff who take advantage of the system.

Positive currency developments as the NOK further weakened against the dollar contributed with another NOK 0.5 billion.

Then, it faced a setback as aggressive price cuts, falling margins, and weakened profitability raised concerns.

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Before that, the crops will become gradually weakened and susceptible to more diseases and insect infestation.

He stressed that the critical linkage, from soils to crops to animals, had weakened, rapidly approaching breaking point.

The disease primarily affects pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.

The typhoon briefly weakened last Wednesday before reintensifying back as a super typhoon on Thursday morning.

Since reporting 3Q22 earnings, the US Dollar has weakened materially (Euro strengthening in the chart above).

The upcoming school year intentionally focuses on community and restoring the connections weakened by the pandemic years.

Beryl had weakened to a tropical storm after damaging Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, but became a hurricane again late Sunday.

Beryl later Monday weakened into a tropical depression with maximum wind speeds of about 35 mph (56 kph).

Another recent bulletin from the IMD noted how the strength of El Niño conditions has weakened since the beginning of this year.

The Ukrainians, meanwhile, stand ready to strike in several places, where they will likely be met by weakened Russian resistance.

With his confidence weakened, he's been unable to hold the shape of the large and mighty animals that define him as a Super Hero.

Biden has been weakened politically by soaring levels of inflation as well as opposition to his handling of the Israel-Hamas war.

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Common combinations with weakened

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • weakened immune 20×
  • has weakened 19×
  • weakened the 17×
  • with weakened 16×
  • weakened by 16×
  • and weakened 10×
  • have weakened 10×
  • weakened and
  • weakened state
  • been weakened

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "weakened" in a sentence?
An example: "Meanwhile, the sanctions have proved to be a “total failure” which also weakened the EU’s competitiveness, he said." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "weakened" from real English texts.
What does "weakened" mean?
Weakened means: Reduced; made less strong.
What are synonyms of "weakened"?
Common synonyms of "weakened" include: diminished, dilute, diluted, thinned, cut, reduced, decreased, faded. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "weakened" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "weakened", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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