ATTENUATE Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ə-ˈten-yə-ˌwāt

Definition of attenuate

as in to reduce

to diminish the price or value of an investment attenuated by significant inflation over the years

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adjective

as in attenuated

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Recent Examples of attenuate

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The downside of using the K-band is its weather sensitivity—rain, for example, will easily attenuate the link. —Alessandro Balossino, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2022 Noise levels attenuate with distance, and most microphones struggle to distinguish drone noise from ambient sounds at distances greater than approximately 100 meters. —Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 By attenuating wave energy, the reefs help create a calmer environment near the shoreline, minimizing erosion. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 Stores and public spaces muted their PAs, and the constant, global clang of tunes that filled the city’s airwaves was attenuated. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for attenuate

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These layoffs reduced staffing at some local weather forecast offices to threadbare levels, causing some to reduce their services.

— Andrew Freedman, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Having Verstappen, a wet-weather specialist, on his tail for the six-lap sprint to the line was a lot of pressure on Norris, with the gap reducing to a few tenths of a second with two laps to go.

— Luke Smith, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025