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Synonyms for "wear away" in English

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wear away:
- erode; gnaw; gnaw at; wear away; eat at; wear off; whittle away; whittle down

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Detailed Synonyms for wear away in English

wear away:

wear away verb

wear away

– become ground down or deteriorate ¹
to erode; to gnaw; gnaw at; wear away; eat at
– become ground down or deteriorate ¹
- erode verb (erodes, eroded, eroding)
  - Her confidence eroded¹
- gnaw verb (gnaws, gnawed, gnawing)
- gnaw at verb
- wear away verb
- eat at verb
wear away

– diminish, as by friction ¹
to wear off; wear away
– diminish, as by friction ¹
- wear off verb (wears off, wore off, wearing off)
- wear away verb
wear away

– cut away in small pieces ¹
whittle away; whittle down; wear away
– cut away in small pieces ¹
- whittle away verb
- whittle down verb
- wear away verb

Alternate Synonyms for "wear away":

whittle away; whittle down; damage
wear off; remove; take; take away; withdraw
erode; gnaw; gnaw at; eat at; decay; crumble; delapidate

Related Definitions for "wear away":

become ground down or deteriorate¹
diminish, as by friction¹
cut away in small pieces¹

Related Synonyms for wear away

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