The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ATTRITION which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2014.
Reduction in strength crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ATTRITION | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Reduction in strength
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- weakness
- frailty
- languor
- infirmity
- frail
- fragility
- debility
- infirm
- weakly
- silly
- delicacy
- faint
Crossword Answer definitions
ATTRITION noun- Wearing or grinding down by friction.
- The gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive and do not involve productive use of the resource.
- (human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through retirement, resignation, or death.
- The loss of participants during an experiment.
- Imperfect contrition or remorse.
- The wearing of teeth due to their grinding.
- The loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language.
- To grind or wear down through friction.
- To reduce the number of (jobs or workers) by not hiring new employees to fill positions that become vacant (often with out).
- To undergo a reduction in number.
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