erosion - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

erosion by chemical action

Synonyms

• corroding
• corrosion
• erosion

More generic

• chemical action
• chemical change
• chemical process

More specific

• indentation
• pitting
• roughness
• rust
• rusting

Noun

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

Synonyms

• eating away
• eroding
• erosion
• wearing
• wearing away

More generic

• geologic process
• geological process

More specific

• ablation
• abrasion
• attrition
• beach erosion
• chatter mark
• corrasion
• deflation
• detrition
• planation
• soil erosion

Noun

a gradual decline of something

Synonyms

• erosion

More generic

• decline
• diminution

Noun

condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind

Synonyms

• erosion

More generic

• environmental condition

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