overdilutes
Adds too much
Overdilutes means dilutes too much, weakening a solution or mixture beyond the desired concentration.
A chemist who overdilutes a reagent renders it ineffective; a bartender who overdilutes a cocktail makes it watery.
The term extends to abstract weakening: The committee overdilutes the proposal until it satisfies no one.
Reduced in strength
- thinnedReduced in concentration
- attenuatedLessened in force
- weakLacking power or force
- fadedLost original color
pale · washed-out · diminished · depleted · sapped · enfeebled · stretched · overextended
Reduces strength or power
- underminesWeakens by stealth
- impotentLacking power or efficacy
- feebleWeak and ineffective
- ineffectualFailing to achieve purpose
futile · toothless · unproductive · inadequate · insufficient · unavailing · unconvincing · unpersuasive
watered-down
Reduced in strength
- thinnedReduced in concentration
- attenuatedLessened in force
- weakLacking power or force
faded · pale · washed-out · diminished · depleted · sapped · enfeebled · stretched · overextended · dissipated
weakens
Reduces strength or power
- underminesWeakens by stealth
- impotentLacking power or efficacy
- feebleWeak and ineffective
ineffectual · futile · toothless · unproductive · inadequate · insufficient · unavailing · unconvincing · unpersuasive · gutted
bland
Lacking distinctive qualities
unseasoned · savorless · plain · dull · stale · unappetizing · pallid · anemic · thin · overwatered
overdilutesconcentrates
Directs sustained attention
strengthens · fortifies · enriches · intensifies · thickens