get weaker
Fade in power
To get weaker is to lose strength, intensity, or effectiveness over time.
A signal gets weaker with distance, a grip gets weaker with fatigue, an argument gets weaker under scrutiny.
Her voice got weaker as the illness progressed.
The phrase emphasizes gradual decline rather than sudden collapse.
- fadeLose intensity gradually
- fade awayDiminish gradually to nothing
- diminishTo make smaller
- waneDecrease gradually
- declineDecrease or refuse
peter out · falter · lose steam · run out of gas · droop · wilt · flag · ebb · dwindle · wear thin · deteriorate · crumble · fall apart · sag · languish · on its last legs · tire · exhaust
physical strength or power
get weakerstrengthen
Make more robust
bulk up · toughen up · gain traction · fortify · toughen
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