step-down vs weakening

weakening vs step-down

step-down and weakening both are nouns.

step-down is not an adjective while weakening is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
step-down	Yes	No	No	No
weakening	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, weakening is a hyponym of step-down; that is, weakening is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than step-down:

step-down: the act of decreasing or reducing something
weakening: the act of reducing the strength of something

Other hyponyms of step-down include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, rollback, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.

step-down (noun)	weakening (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	the act of reducing the strength of something
	becoming weaker

step-down (adjective)	weakening (adjective)
	causing debilitation
	moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

Difference between step-down and weakening

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