ATTENUATING Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

attenuating

verb

present participle of attenuate

as in reducing

to diminish the price or value of an investment attenuated by significant inflation over the years

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Recent Examples of attenuating The mouth fiddle is an instrument of extension, attenuating the distinction between our internal organs and those of our making. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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reducing

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Climate policies are reducing emissions Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement just over a decade ago, global renewable electricity capacity has grown three times faster than anticipated, while solar PV build-out has increased seven times faster.

— Simmone Shah, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
The filter also makes the page look like a poster left too long in the sun, washing it out and reducing contrast compared to monochrome e-readers.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026

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