Antonyms for weakening

Grammar : Verb

Spell : wee-kuhn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈwi kən

Definition of weakening

Origin : 1520s, from weak + -en (1). The earlier verb was simply weak (late 14c.). Related: Weakened; weakening.

verb reduce the strength of

Example sentences :

The minister was weakening most lamentably, giving her husband a loophole to escape.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Yet he was conscious that his will was weakening; that he did not mean to go down to the steamer just yet.
Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton

I will not run the risk of weakening this reasoning by expansion.
Extract from : « Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics » by William Thomas Thornton

This is no sign of the weakening of the spiritual hold on reality.
Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby

Yet his pride and his sense of the justice due to be done admitted of no weakening.
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

He was saddle-sore and weary, but his purpose knew no weakening.
Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum

Still, after what had been said, it was imperative to show no weakening.
Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

As for the weakening of Serbia, it could not be entertained.
Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon

And there is reason for thinking that the enemy is weakening.
Extract from : « Against Odds » by Lawrence L. Lynch

He was weakening, but I thought I was worse off than he was.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

Synonyms for weakening

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