watered down

watered down
Synonyms and related words:
abated, ablated, adulterated, airy, attenuate, attenuated, bated, belittled, boyish, consumed, contracted, curtailed, cut, dead, decreased, deflated, delicate, diaphanous, dilute, diluted, diminished, dissipated, dropped, eroded, ethereal, fade, fallen, fine, fine-drawn, finespun, flat, flavorless, flimsy, frail, gaseous, gauzy, girlish, gossamer, gracile, gruelly, inane, indifferent, insipid, insubstantial, jejune, lacy, less, lesser, light, lower, lowered, mild, milk-and-water, miniaturized, misty, papery, pappy, pulpy, rare, rarefied, reduced, retrenched, sapless, savorless, scaled-down, shorn, shorter, shrunk, shrunken, slender, slenderish, slight, slight-made, slim, slimmish, slinky, small, smaller, spiceless, stale, subtile, subtle, svelte, sylphlike, tasteless, tenuous, thin, thin-bodied, thin-set, thin-spun, thinned, thinned-out, thinnish, threadlike, uncompact, uncompressed, unflavored, unsavory, unsubstantial, vague, vapid, vaporous, washy, wasp-waisted, watered, waterish, watery, weak, weakened, willowy, windy, wiredrawn, wishy-washy, wispy, worn

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  • watered-down — adj a watered down plan, report etc has been changed so that it is less extreme or forceful than when it was first written used to show disapproval ▪ a watered down version of the original …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • watered-down — water wa‧ter [ˈwɔːtə ǁ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː ] verb water something → down phrasal verb [transitive] to make a suggestion, rule, or proposal less forceful by removing some parts of it: • A late amendment watered down the insider trading penalties to a… …   Financial and business terms

  • watered-down — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from past participle of water down, v. : made weak as if by the addition of water : attenuated or lessened in force or value by watering turned in a watered down report * * * adj [more watered down; most… …   Useful english dictionary

  • watered-down — adjective a) diluted; containing extra water Nobody likes watered down scotch. b) weakened or simplified They teach a watered down calculus class for non majors. See Also: water down …   Wiktionary

  • watered-down — also watered down ADJ GRADED If you describe something such as a proposal, speech, or statement as watered down, you mean that it is weaker or less forceful than its original form. → See also water The British government introduced a watered down …   English dictionary

  • watered-down — adjective 1 a watered down statement, plan etc is much weaker and less effective than a previous plan etc: a watered down version of the original 2 a watered down drink, especially an alcoholic drink, has had water added to it, especially in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • watered-down — /waw teuhrd down , wot euhrd /, adj. made weaker or less effective from or as from dilution with water: a watered down cocktail; Spectators saw a watered down version of the famous opera. [1895 1900] * * * …   Universalium

  • watered-down — wa|tered down [ ,wɔtərd daun ] adjective 1. ) a watered down statement, article, etc. has been made less offensive, powerful, or detailed than it originally was 2. ) a watered down drink has been made weaker with water …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • watered-down — UK [ˌwɔːtə(r)d ˈdaʊn] / US [ˌwɔtərd ˈdaʊn] adjective 1) a watered down statement, article etc has been made less offensive, powerful, or detailed than it originally was 2) a watered down drink has been made weaker with water …   English dictionary

  • watered down — {adj.} Weakened; diluted. * /The play was a disappointing, watered down version of Shakespeare s Othello./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • watered down — {adj.} Weakened; diluted. * /The play was a disappointing, watered down version of Shakespeare s Othello./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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