watered-downadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌwɔː.tədˈdaʊn/us/ˌwɑː.t̬ɚdˈdaʊn/A watered-down idea or opinion has been made less extreme than it originally was, usually so that people are more likely to accept it:
They have returned with a watered-down version of the proposal.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Becoming and making less strong
- abate
- adulterate
- attenuate
- attrition
- blow over
- blunt
- deflate
- dial
- dim
- emasculate
- flagging
- jelly
- keep sb down
- knock/take the stuffing out of sb/sth idiom
- muffle
- neutralize
- pine
- sag
- shake
- wither on the vine idiom
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