ERODED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

eroded

verb

past tense of erode

as in ate

to consume or wear away gradually the fear that inflation will continue to erode people's savings

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as in frayed

to damage or diminish by continued friction the winds and desert sands have eroded much of the original surface of these ancient monuments

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Recent Examples of eroded The killing drew national outrage and calls for accountability, becoming the latest in a string of incidents that has eroded trust in police in the small town. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 Chinese firms have been suffering from declining profit growth amid intense competition that has eroded margins and even invited the government to step in. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 The city’s effort to replenish the beach has been further stymied by lack of access — because the beach is so eroded, dump trucks can’t go far enough east to drop sand, Leland said. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Along the central coast, waves and high-tide flooding eroded bluffs. — Gary Griggs, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026 Ongoing inflation has eroded Americans' incomes and soured most consumers on the economy. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Prices are climbing faster than paychecks Average wages in September rose just 3%, so the typical worker's buying power has eroded over the last year. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026 The core [cable programming] businesses eroded faster than the synergies could be piled on. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 This, Durkin said, has eroded the state party's position with moderate voters. — Brenden Moore, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.

— Angela Andaloro, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025

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Both the rocket and the camera were destroyed after crashing into the Earth at a speed of about 340 miles per hour.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Cities outside Paris have been hit hard by the unrest, including Limoges where a fire nearly destroyed the 19th-century city hall.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of destroyed

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The mother-of-two wore a pair of white bottoms with a matching skirt and silk angel wings across her shoulders.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Kendall Jenner and Hunter Schafer, in Valentino and Prada, respectively, wore two of the evening’s most compelling arguments for black and white evening attire.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of wore

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My brother’s wife has ruined each and every get-together by having constant fights with her little boy about eating.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Tyrese Maxey scored 28 points, Jaylen Brown had 19, Joel Embiid had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and the Sixers ruined the Knicks' championship party.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of ruined

Verb

The combination also reduced the hazard of cancer spreading to distant sites or death by 38%.

— Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
In Spain, modern farming methods have reduced the practice of transhumance to a small group of farmers that keep the tradition alive not just for its environmental benefits but also for its cultural value.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

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