The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DEPLETING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1971.
Taking away from crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEPLETING | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Taking away from
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- abscond
- bolt
- rescue
- decamp
- parting
- rescued
- rescuing
- absconding
- discharge
- discharged
- discharging
- rapture
Crossword Answer definitions
DEPLETING verb- To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.
- To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of money, etc.
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