Meanings
adjectivewatered-down (comparative more watered-down, superlative most watered-down)
comparative more watered-down · superlative most watered-down · alternative watered down
- colloquialfigurativelyWeakened or simplified.
They teach a watered-down calculus class for non-majors.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveContaining extra water.
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Origin
Adjectivized past participle of water down.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish vedellä jatkettu, vedellä laimennettu
- vedellä jatkettucontaining extra water
- vedellä laimennettucontaining extra water
- laimennettuweakened or simplified
- vesitettyweakened or simplified
- karkeaweakened or simplified
French dilué, édulcoré
- diluécontaining extra water
- édulcoréweakened or simplified
Polish rozwodniony, uproszczony
- rozwodnionycontaining extra water
- uproszczonyweakened or simplified
Russian разба́вленный
- разба́вленный (razbávlennyj)containing extra water
Swedish urvattnad
- urvattnadcontaining extra water
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APA
watered-down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watered-down
MLA
“watered-down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watered-down. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “watered-down,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watered-down.
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