diluted

Mixed with liquid

Diluted describes something weakened by the addition of water or another substance.

A diluted solution has less active ingredient per volume than a concentrated one.

The word extends to anything diminished in force or intensity: diluted authority, diluted impact.

The scandal diluted his influence in the party.

flavor

bland

Lacking distinctive qualities

thin · flat · watery · mild · subtle · faint · muted · understated · wishy-washy · vapid

color

pale

Lacking color intensity

light · muted · desaturated · bleached · blanched · whitish · tinted · soft · subdued · milky

concentration

weakened

Made less capable

cut · attenuated · diminished · lessened · tempered · moderated · lowered · decreased · dissolved · mixed

strength

weak

Lacking power or force

powerless · enfeebled · sapped · anemic · enervated · debilitated · diminished · compromised · undermined · softened

abstract

compromised

Made vulnerable to harm

reduced · softened · moderated · tempered · qualified · hedged · equivocal · half-hearted · lukewarm · uncommitted

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concentration/strength of solution

dilutedconcentrated

Gathered or intensified

undiluted · neat · straight · condensed · strong

purity/adulteration

dilutedundiluted

Not mixed with anything

pure · unadulterated · neat · uncut · straight

figurative strength/impact

dilutedconcentrated

Gathered or intensified

strengthened · intensified · undiluted · potent · powerful

Family

dilute, undiluted, dilution, diluting, dilutes, dilutions, diluter, dilutable

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