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undermines

VERB

weaken

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blunt erode frustrate hurt impair ruin sabotage sap subvert threaten thwart torpedo undercut wreck

STRONG

attenuate corrode debilitate dig enfeeble excavate foil mine sandbag soften tunnel wear

WEAK

clip one's wings dig out eat away hollow out knock the bottom out of poke full of holes whittle away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist build construct create encourage fix help relieve strengthen support

STRONG

fill

Example Sentences

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In truth, it undermines program integrity, eliminates key consumer protections, forces consumers into choices that are not to their benefit and saddles states with higher costs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The AI trade’s strongest fundamental argument — genuine scarcity — undermines the financial conditions required to sustain the trade’s current valuation.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

And it undermines Rhode Island’s sovereign authority to defend its laws and institutions through an official state agency, the Child Advocate.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

The ex-MP - now a member of the Ethics and Integrity Commission, which aims to uphold standards in UK public life - told The Times that "selecting such a candidate undermines trust in politics".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“When you start becoming reflective about the process, it undermines your ability. You lose the flow. There are certain kinds of fluid, intuitive, nonverbal kinds of experience that are vulnerable to this process.”

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell