lose strength
Become less powerful
To lose strength is to become weaker or less powerful over time.
Physical things lose strength through age, damage, or fatigue: The rope had lost strength from years of sun exposure.
People lose strength from illness, exhaustion, or advancing years.
Abstract things also lose strength—arguments, currencies, storms, or resolve can all weaken: The hurricane lost strength as it moved inland.
- weakenReduce in strength
- fadeLose intensity gradually
- peter outDiminish gradually until gone
- wiltLose vigor, sag
- droopHang down limply
sag · falter · wane · ebb · run out of steam · flag · tire · wear thin · exhaust · deplete · run down · crumble · fall apart · collapse · give way · slump · dwindle · diminish
lose strengthstrengthen
Make more robust
bulk up · toughen up · power up · beef up · muscle up
lose strengthintensify
Increase in degree
strengthen · amplify · escalate · build up · gather strength
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