EMACIATING Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

emaciating

verb

present participle of emaciate

as in fading

to lose bodily strength or vigor without adequate medical supplies, doctors could only look on helplessly as cholera victims continued to emaciate

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Fixed on a mobile rig that will at times careen and whoosh across the stage when not otherwise holding on Winter, Anderson’s camera catches the expressionism and chiaroscuro of stage lights illuminating and fading off the singer’s face.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
But hopes of winning the two states have been fading, and the GOP is increasingly focused on playing defense elsewhere with five weeks until the midterm elections.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of fading

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While critics claim the court cases are politically motivated and aimed at weakening the opposition, the government insists the country’s judiciary is independent and free from political influence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Those tasks had often depended on personal relationships rather than formal job requirements, and the researchers found those ties were weakening.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of weakening

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Like yet another Kenneth Walker III outburst, including a 76-yard run when the Chiefs were sagging late in the third quarter.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
Sand-like granules collecting in gutters, curling or missing shingles, brittle or cracking shingles, sagging sections and indoor leaks or ceiling stains are the standard indicators that a roof is failing.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of sagging

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By merging the two failing car companies, Marchionne created the seventh-largest vehicle manufacturer in the world, increasing Fiat’s value more than tenfold.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
According to RadarOnline, the King was left worried after failing to connect with his longtime friend Sir Ranulph Fiennes, an explorer who’s withdrawn from the spotlight amid his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of failing

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The extreme heat is driven by a persistent high pressure ridge that has parked over the region causing sinking warming air with very little overnight relief.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Its fertility rate fell below replacement level in 2008 and has been sinking since.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of sinking

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