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diminish
Synonyms and Antonyms of diminish
- He tends to diminish any rival's accomplishments with snide remarks.
dump on
- The state's blood supplies were severely diminished by the two consecutive disasters.
- The sound of the train diminished as our distance from it increased.
abate, de-escalate, decline, decrease, die (away or down or out), 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, wane
Synonym Discussion of diminish
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- slowly decreased the amount of pressure
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- has been unable to lessen her debt
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- his visual acuity has diminished
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- you must reduce your caloric intake
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- the storm abated
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- their provisions dwindled slowly
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