Synonyms of watered-down

watered-down 1 of 2

adjective

as in adulterated

Related Words

• adulterated
• diluted
• dilute
• thin
• watery
• weak
• weakened
• washy
• thinned

Dissimilar Words

• rich
• strong
• fortified
• enriched
• full-bodied
• condensed
• concentrated
• evaporated

watered down

2 of 2

verb

past tense of water down

as in diluted

to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances

watered down the cocktails while jacking up their prices

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diluted
• loaded
• infected
• cut
• thinned
• poisoned
• weakened
• sophisticated
• manipulated
• extended
• adulterated
• spoiled
• laced
• contaminated
• tainted
• polluted
• degraded
• tampered (with)
• soiled
• corrupted
• tempered
• misrepresented
• dirtied
• fouled
• qualified
• defiled
• debased
• falsified
• sullied
• attenuated
• spiked
• befouled
• envenomed
• faked
• moderated
• counterfeited
• doctored
• cheapened
• fudged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enriched
• strengthened
• fertilized
• supplemented
• augmented
• reinforced
• fortified
• improved
• purified
• refined
• cleaned
• filtered
• richened
• distilled
• flushed
• enhanced
• clarified
• larded
• leached
• purged
• cleansed
• pasteurized
• decontaminated
• concentrated
• condensed
• compacted
• bettered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of watered-down

Adjective

In the decades since, silencing of even that watered-down (if in some ways more accurate) term has been linked to fossil fuel companies suppressing science to boost profits. — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025

Verb

Gilt markets came under pressure last year when Starmer's finance minister Rachel Reeves watered down her initial plans to cut welfare spending last year, following a revolt from backbench MPs. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Industry opposition already watered down one anti-smuggling bill, Bloomberg noted, and Huang recently snubbed a congressional invitation to testify on the problem. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Bills similar to several of the ones signed this year failed to pass the Legislature or were watered down last year. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Reality says Miami will be forced to play its seventh, if not eighth offensive lineman for at least five games in 2026 because a Dolphins offensive line is annually watered down by injuries. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

Newspaper op-eds from big names have long been ghostwritten by junior staffers or outside PR firms — no disclosure necessary, and often watered down and hyper-optimized to be as palatable as possible. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Donalds has tried to defuse the issue by saying that SB 484, Florida’s watered down tech protection law, guarantees Floridians will never be hit with electricity rate hikes as a result of data centers. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Ironically, the firmly conservative majority has watered down Roberts’s power. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

One All-Star phenomenon in the NBA’s Dunk Contest unarguably has been watered down due to the fact that simply the game’s stars don’t participate. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026