ATTENUATED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ATTENUATED?

Need another word that means the same as “attenuated”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “attenuated” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Attenuated” are: attenuate, faded, weakened, reduced, lessened, decreased, diminished, impaired, enervated, thin, slender, slim, skinny, spindly, bony, gaunt, skeletal

Attenuated as an Adjective

Definitions of "Attenuated" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “attenuated” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of a signal, electric current, or other oscillation) reduced in amplitude.
• Having been reduced in force, effect, or value.
• Reduced in strength.
• Thin or reduced in thickness.
• (of a pathogenic organism) reduced in virulence, especially for use as a vaccine.
• Of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion.

Synonyms of "Attenuated" as an adjective (17 Words)

attenuate	Reduced in force, effect, or physical thickness. The doctrines of Christianity became very attenuate and distorted.
bony	(of a fish eaten as food) having many bones. The bony plates that protect turtles and tortoises.
decreased	Made less in size or amount or degree.
diminished	Of an organ or body part diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use. She felt diminished by the report.
enervated	Lacking energy or vitality. Daniel felt too enervated to resist.
faded	Having lost freshness or brilliance of color. Faded jeans.
gaunt	(of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age. A nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys.
impaired	Having a disability of a specified kind. Impaired driving charges.
lessened	Impaired by diminution.
reduced	Well below normal (especially in price.
skeletal	Relating to or functioning as a skeleton. A small skeletal boy clothed in rags.
skinny	Giving or spending with reluctance. I love jeans either bootcut or skinny.
slender	Being of delicate or slender build Frank Norris. She was slender as a willow shoot is slender.
slim	Of a garment cut on slender lines designed to make the wearer appear slim. A slim majority of sixteen.
spindly	Weak or insubstantial in construction. Spindly chairs.
thin	Relatively thin in consistency or low in density not viscous. A thin line of paint.
weakened	Impaired by diminution.

Usage Examples of "Attenuated" as an adjective

• Weak or attenuated signals.
• His attenuated fingers.
• Attenuated strains of rabies virus.
• It appears likely that the courts will be given an attenuated role in the enforcement of these decisions.
• Giacometti's attenuated figures of the human form.

Associations of "Attenuated" (30 Words)

adulterate	Not pure or genuine. Adulterate liquor.
adulterated	Mixed with impurities.
blend	The act of blending components together thoroughly. This flavor will blend with those in your dish.
chemically	With respect to chemistry. Drugs and alcohol offered a chemically induced sense of belonging.
counteract	Oppose or check by a counteraction. Should we deliberately intervene in the climate system to counteract global warming.
dampen	Make moist. Slider switches on the mixers can dampen the drums.
deaden	Deprive of force or vitality; stultify. Deaden a sound.
debilitate	Make weak. Hard drugs destroy families and debilitate communities.
decline	Go down in value. Her health began to decline.
dilute	Reduce the value of (a shareholding) by issuing more shares in a company without increasing the values of its assets. A dilute solution of potassium permanganate.
diminish	Make or become less. The pain will gradually diminish.
diminished	Of an organ or body part diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use. A diminished fifth.
emasculate	Castrate (a man or male animal). In his mind her success emasculated him.
enervate	Disturb the composure of. The enervate slightness of his frail form.
enfeeble	Make weak. Sickness had enfeebled me.
faded	Reduced in strength. Faded jeans.
fading	Weakening in force or intensity.
fatigued	Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted.
hydrolyze	Undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water.
lessen	Make or become less; diminish. The warmth of the afternoon lessened.
rarefy	Lessen the density or solidity of. As the shell continues to expand and rarefy astronomers may eventually be able to see characteristic gamma rays from the radioactivity within.
reduce	Reduce in size reduce physically. It is difficult to understand how lava could have been reduced to dust.
reduced	Made less in size or amount or degree.
sabotage	A deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged. Power lines from South Africa were sabotaged by rebel forces.
size	Cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing a glutinous substance. Size gives body to a fabric.
thinner	A volatile solvent used to make paint or other solutions less viscous. Dampen a clean rag with thinners and carefully wipe any remaining dust from the timber.
undermine	Lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously. The demolition engineers did eventually undermine two of the tower s six sides.
unsettle	Cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb. The crisis has unsettled financial markets.
wane	(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size. Interest in his novels waned.
weaken	Lessen the strength of. The prisoner s resistance weakened after seven days.