DIMINISHES Synonyms: 184 Similar and Opposite Words

diminishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of diminish

as in minimizes

to express scornfully one's low opinion of tends to diminish any rival's accomplishments with snide remarks

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as in reduces

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent the state's blood supplies were severely diminished by the two consecutive disasters

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as in decreases

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually the sound of the train diminished as our distance from it increased

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Recent Examples of diminishes Once the journey time increases, the value proposition diminishes and the project is less likely to succeed. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every dollar added to the deficit, private investment loses 33 cents, which diminishes economic growth and wages over time. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 The filter significantly diminishes elements commonly found in water that can be damaging, like chlorine, hydrogen sulfide, heavy metals, and more. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026 My belief in the freshmen’s collective greatness diminishes throughout the program. — Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026 Screening cover diminishes, and the birds will almost always be in lowland covers that offer both security and food. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 When your nervous system becomes overwhelmed, your ability to access your best thinking, empathy, creativity and judgment diminishes. — Sharon A. Kuhn, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Advertisement Of course, none of this diminishes the core tragedy of a mass shooting. — Vishal R. Patel, Time, 9 Aug. 2026 Johnson views the phrase as symbolic of a broader cultural problem, arguing that celebrating a reputation built on violence diminishes the hundreds of lives lost over the years. — Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

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In order to keep playing shows these past few years, Frampton has devoted himself to an intensive workout regime that minimizes the impact of IBM.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
Spreading the drawdown across multiple stable caverns at all four storage sites minimizes sudden pressure drops and fluid turbulence.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

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Fertility in women decreases gradually but significantly at age 32 and rapidly after 37, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

— Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
While passengers often remain seated for hours at a time, crew spend the majority of the flight on their feet, which decreases their chances of stiffness.

— Sophia Dyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

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After roll call and then assisting a man who sought to change his address, Judge Cho dismisses the other immigrants without speaking to them individually.

— Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026
The Heritage Foundation’s Yenor dismisses the notion that elite sports pose any threat to male fertility, observing to SciAm that, since 1990, Super Bowl–winning quarterbacks have had a higher than average number of children.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismisses

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When the storm subsides, the Pogues use Kiara’s coordinates and Pope’s calculations to return to the water and search for the gold.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
The brutal nausea and vomiting of norovirus, for instance, subsides in one to three days; even the relentless diarrhea of cyclosporiasis can let up in a couple of days with an antibiotic.

— Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2026

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For an administration that famously denigrates Chicago, Friday was a notably good day for federal money for the city’s historic status as a rail hub.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
These two characters have maybe two minutes of screentime between them, and yet a certain portion of the internet, and Elon Musk, have raged, gnashed teeth and howled to the wind about the way this denigrates a Greek classic.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of denigrates

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Beatty’s filing also criticizes the tarps that have covered the venue’s front portico for more than two months.

— Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Lebanese leader criticizes Israel Saturday’s strikes are the deadliest since the truce went into effect two months ago.

— Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026