Synonyms and Antonyms of diminishes
1
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
- tends to diminish any rival's accomplishments with snide remarks
bad-mouths, belittles, cries down, decries, denigrates, deprecates, depreciates, derogates, discounts, dismisses, disparages, disses [slang], kisses off, minimizes, plays down, poor-mouths, puts down, runs down, talks down, trashes, trash-talks, vilipends, writes off
discommends
abuses, scolds
disapproves (of), dislikes
censures, condemns, criticizes, denounces, reprehends, reprobates
asperses, defames, maligns, rips, slanders, slurs, traduces, vilifies
discredits, disgraces
2
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
- the state's blood supplies were severely diminished by the two consecutive disasters
abates, decreases, de-escalates, dents, depletes, downscales, downsizes, drops, dwindles, eases, knocks down, lessens, lowers, reduces
compresses, condenses, constricts, contracts
abbreviates, abridges, clips, crops, curtails, cuts, cuts back, cuts down, docks, nicks, pares, prunes, retrenches, shortens, slashes, trims, truncates, whittles
deflates, shrinks
minimizes
moderates, modifies, modulates, qualifies
blows up, dilates, distends, inflates, swells
elongates, extends, lengthens, prolongs, protracts
adds (to), complements, supplements
enhances, heightens, intensifies
redoubles
3
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
- the sound of the train diminished as our distance from it increased
abates, declines, decreases, de-escalates, dies (away or down or out), drains (away), drops (off), dwindles, eases, ebbs, falls, falls away, lessens, lets up, lowers, moderates, palls, phases down, ratchets (down) also
rachets (down)
, recedes, relents, remits, shrinks, subsides, tapers, tapers off, wanes
compresses, condenses, constricts, contracts
evaporates, fades (away), fritters (away), gives out, melts (away), peters (out), tails (off), vanishes
slackens, slows (down)
alleviates, relaxes
flags, sinks, weakens
caves (in), collapses, deflates
accumulates, balloons, builds, burgeons (also bourgeons), enlarges, escalates, expands, grows, increases, intensifies, mounts, mushrooms, picks up, rises, snowballs, soars, swells, waxes
