watered down
Less potent now
Watered down describes something diluted or weakened from its original strength.
Literally, a watered-down drink has been thinned with water: This whiskey tastes watered down.
Figuratively, it means softened or made less forceful: a watered-down version of the bill, watered-down criticism that won't offend anyone.
The implication is usually negative—something has lost potency or impact.
- dilutedMade weaker by adding liquid
- thinnedReduced in concentration
- bowdlerizedEdited out indecencies
- weakLacking power or force
- lite versionReduced-feature release
diminished · censored · wishy-washy · defanged · bland · sanitized · neutered · attenuated · toothless · pablum · family friendly · anemic · softened · expurgated · adulterated · impaired · moderated · tempered
- sugarcoatedsugarcoated, candy-coated, sweetened, honeyed, sugary
- Drink Qualitiescold, hot, warm, sweet, bitter
- falsifiedfalsified, doctored, fabricated, fake, faked
- taintedtainted, contaminated, corrupted, polluted, poisoned
- rejectedrejected, spurned, rebuffed, snubbed, refused
- alcohol strengthABV, alcohol by volume, alcohol content, alcohol level, proof
watered downuncompromising
Refusing to yield ground
hard-hitting · full-throated · no-holds-barred · forceful · bold
down, water, weaken, watery, watered, watering, underwater, waters, waterless