Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  wither 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  wither 
 
  Sense  1 
  shrivel,  shrivel  up  shrink,  wither 
  =>  atrophy 
  =>  die  back  die  down 
  =>  mummify,  dry  up 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  wither 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  wither 
 
  Sense  1 
  shrivel,  shrivel  up  shrink,  wither 
  =>  atrophy 
  =>  die  back  die  down 
  =>  mummify,  dry  up 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  wither 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  wither 
 
  2  senses  of  wither 
 
  Sense  1 
  shrivel,  shrivel  up  shrink,  wither 
  =>  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
 
  Sense  2 
  fade,  wither 
  =>  disappear,  vanish,  go  away 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  wither 
 
  wither  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  wither 
 
  Sense  1 
  shrivel,  shrivel  up  shrink,  wither 
  =>  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  fade,  wither 
  =>  disappear,  vanish,  go  away 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  withering 
  withering 
 
  Overview  of  noun  withering 
 
  The  noun  withering  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  atrophy,  withering  --  (any  weakening  or  degeneration  (especially  through  lack  of  use)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  wither 
 
  The  verb  wither  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  shrivel,  shrivel  up  shrink,  wither  --  (wither,  esp.  with  a  loss  of  moisture;  "The  fruit  dried  and  shriveled") 
  2.  fade,  wither  --  (lose  freshness,  vigor,  or  vitality;  "Her  bloom  was  fading") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  withering 
 
  The  adj  withering  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  annihilative,  annihilating,  devastating,  withering  --  (wreaking  or  capable  of  wreaking  complete  destruction;  "possessing  annihilative  power";  "a  devastating  hurricane";  "the  guns  opened  a  withering  fire") 
  2.  annihilating,  devastating,  withering  --  (making  light  of  "afire  with  annihilating  invective";  "a  devastating  portrait  of  human  folly";  "to  compliments  inflated  I've  a  withering  reply"-  W.S.Gilbert) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  withering 
 
  2  senses  of  withering 
 
  Sense  1 
  annihilative,  annihilating,  devastating,  withering 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  destructive)  ->  constructive 
 
  Sense  2 
  annihilating,  devastating,  withering 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  disrespectful)  ->  respectful 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  withering 
 
  2  senses  of  withering 
 
  Sense  1 
  annihilative,  annihilating,  devastating,  withering 
  =>  destructive  (vs.  constructive) 
 
  Sense  2 
  annihilating,  devastating,  withering 
  =>  disrespectful  (vs.  respectful) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  withering 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  withering 
 
  withering  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  withering 
  withering 
 
  Overview  of  noun  withering 
 
  The  noun  withering  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  atrophy,  withering  --  (any  weakening  or  degeneration  (especially  through  lack  of  use)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  wither 
 
  The  verb  wither  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  shrivel,  shrivel  up  shrink,  wither  --  (wither,  esp.  with  a  loss  of  moisture;  "The  fruit  dried  and  shriveled") 
  2.  fade,  wither  --  (lose  freshness,  vigor,  or  vitality;  "Her  bloom  was  fading") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  withering 
 
  The  adj  withering  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  annihilative,  annihilating,  devastating,  withering  --  (wreaking  or  capable  of  wreaking  complete  destruction;  "possessing  annihilative  power";  "a  devastating  hurricane";  "the  guns  opened  a  withering  fire") 
  2.  annihilating,  devastating,  withering  --  (making  light  of  "afire  with  annihilating  invective";  "a  devastating  portrait  of  human  folly";  "to  compliments  inflated  I've  a  withering  reply"-  W.S.Gilbert) 

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