Synonyms of etiolating

etiolating

verb

present participle of etiolate

as in weakening

to diminish the physical strength of

the long, stressful days and sleepless nights gradually etiolated him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weakening
• softening
• wasting
• exhausting
• tiring
• hurting
• debilitating
• injuring
• damaging
• sapping
• paralyzing
• enervating
• enfeebling
• crippling
• devitalizing
• depleting
• impairing
• disabling
• grinding (down)
• depressing
• prostrating
• wearing out
• incapacitating
• laying up
• wearing down
• invaliding
• washing out
• harming
• impoverishing
• hamstringing
• unmanning
• breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthening
• recruiting
• fortifying
• energizing
• invigorating
• beefing (up)
• hardening
• rejuvenating
• vitalizing
• seasoning
• toughening