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

Need another word that means the same as “depletion”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “depletion” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Depletion” are: exhaustion, using up, use, consumption, expending, expenditure

Depletion as a Noun

Definitions of "Depletion" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “depletion” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Reduction in the number or quantity of something.
• The act of decreasing something markedly.
• The state of being depleted.

Synonyms of "Depletion" as a noun (6 Words)

consumption	The action of eating or drinking something. Industry faced a serious challenge in trying to stimulate consumption.
exhaustion	Extreme fatigue. The rapid exhaustion of fossil fuel reserves.
expending	The act of spending money for goods or services.
expenditure	Money paid out; an amount spent. The expenditure of taxpayers money.
use	What something is used for. He warned against the use of narcotic drugs.
using up	A particular service.

Usage Examples of "Depletion" as a noun

• The depletion of the ozone layer.

Associations of "Depletion" (30 Words)

abate	Reduce or remove (a nuisance. The storm abated.
compressible	Capable of being compressed or made more compact. A compressible box.
curtail	Reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on. Civil liberties were further curtailed.
decline	Grow smaller. The birth rate continued to decline.
decrease	The amount by which something decreases. The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester.
decrement	An amount by which something is reduced or diminished. Relaxation produces a decrement in sympathetic nervous activity.
depreciation	A decrease in price or value. Depreciation of the dollar against the yen.
dilute	(of a solution) having a relatively low concentration of solute. Bleach can be diluted with cold water.
diminish	Make or become less. The pain will gradually diminish.
diminished	Diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use. A diminished fifth.
diminution	The statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original. The disease shows no signs of diminution.
down	Drink down entirely. He downed five pints of cider.
downgrade	An instance of reducing someone or something’s rank, status, or level of importance. Some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semi skilled.
downturn	A worsening of business or economic activity. A downturn in the housing market.
dwindle	Become smaller or lose substance. Traffic has dwindled to a trickle.
lessen	Decrease in size, extent, or range. The warmth of the afternoon lessened.
lower	Set lower. The lower levels of the building.
minimize	Cause to seem less serious; play down. The aim is to minimize costs.
palliate	Allay or moderate (fears or suspicions. This eliminated or at least palliated suspicions aroused by German unity.
reduce	Reduce in size reduce physically. Olga was reduced to stunned silence.
reduction	A copy of a picture or photograph made on a smaller scale than the original. The reduction of classical genetics to molecular biology.
retrench	Make (an employee) redundant. If people are forced to retrench their expenditure trade will suffer.
rundown	An analysis or summary of something by a knowledgeable person. He gave his teammates a rundown on the opposition.
shrink	Reduce in size; reduce physically. The metal is unsuitable for shrinking on to wooden staves.
shrinkage	The process, fact, or amount of shrinking. The material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage.
subside	Wear off or die down. She subsided into the chair.
wane	Decrease in phase. Interest in the project waned.
weaken	Destroy property or hinder normal operations. Fault lines had weakened and shattered the rocks.
wilt	Any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage. My opponent was wilting.
wither	Wither as with a loss of moisture. It is not true that old myths either die or wither away.