diminish

1 to express scornfully one's low opinion of tends to diminish any rival's accomplishments with snide remarks Synonyms of diminish bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, decry, dis (also diss) [slang], discount, dismiss, disparage, kiss off, minimize, play down, poor-mouth, put down, run down, talk down, trash, trash-talk, vilipend, write offWords Related to diminish discommend; abuse, scold; disapprove (of), dislike; censure, condemn, criticize, denounce, reprehend, reprobate; asperse, defame, malign, rip, slander, slur, traduce, vilify; discredit, disgraceNear Antonyms of diminish approve, countenance, endorse (also indorse), favor, recommend, sanction; commend, compliment, eulogizeAntonyms of diminish acclaim, applaud, exalt, extol (also extoll), glorify, laud, magnify, praise

2 to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent the state's blood supplies were severely diminished by the two consecutive disasters Synonyms of diminish abate, de-escalate, dent, deplete, decrease, downscale, downsize, drop, dwindle, ease, knock down, lessen, lower, reduceWords Related to diminish compress, condense, constrict, contract; abbreviate, abridge, clip, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, dock, nick, pare, prune, retrench, shorten, slash, trim, truncate, whittle; deflate, shrink; minimize; moderate, modify, modulate, qualifyNear Antonyms of diminish blow up, dilate, distend, inflate, swell; elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract; add (to), complement, supplement; enhance, heighten, intensify; redoubleAntonyms of diminish aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, raise

3 to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually the sound of the train diminished as our distance from it increased Synonyms of diminish abate, decline, de-escalate, die (away or down or out), decrease, drain (away), drop (off), dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, fall away, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, pall, phase down, ratchet (down) also rachet (down), recede, relent, remit, shrink, subside, taper, taper off, waneWords Related to diminish compress, condense, constrict, contract; evaporate, fade (away), fritter (away), give out, melt (away), peter (out), tail (off), vanish; slacken, slow (down); alleviate, relax; flag, sink, weaken; cave (in), collapse, deflateNear Antonyms of diminish appear, emerge, show up; blow up, distend, elongate, lengthenAntonyms of diminish accumulate, balloon, build, burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, increase, intensify, mount, mushroom, pick up, rise, snowball, soar, swell, wax