DIMINISHING Synonyms: 232 Similar and Opposite Words

diminishing 1 of 2

noun

as in reducing

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verb

present participle of diminish

as in minimizing

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

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as in decreasing

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 subsiding

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 diminishing

Noun

With product prices rising and quality diminishing, there has been an erosion of trust between brand and customer that is playing out on balance sheets across the industry. — Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026 But as that approach began to deliver diminishing returns, and freely available human data started to dry up, the labs have leaned much more on post-training and reinforcement learning. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Those films showed diminishing returns, however, and by 2011 the film rights had expired. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026 Niccol said on Starbucks’ latest earnings call that the company spends a little more than 2% of sales on marketing and isn’t seeing diminishing returns. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 The consequences of the economic crisis, migration, unemployment and diminishing access to education can sometimes be felt even more severely in smaller towns than in major cities. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 Not only do these dramatic repetitions yield diminishing returns, Hicks also seems to run out of ways to answer with any kind of surprising modulation. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026 Multiple observers cite diminishing prospects for luxury handbags. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 The team has been to the playoffs the past four years, generally with diminishing returns year after year. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Verb

Everybody raves about the myriad of health benefits that comes along with dry brushing—from physically exfoliating your skin and eliminating strawberry skin to increasing blood flow and potentially diminishing the appearance of circulation. — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2026 There is no denying that Trump’s efforts in Iran are diminishing his party’s chances of retaining Congress. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026 Goldhagen, who led Duval County’s health department from 1993 to 2005, said Florida’s statewide system of county health departments has been hollowed out by years of staff and budget cuts, diminishing their ability to address public health crises. — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 The good news is that its strongest winds and heaviest rain will remain over the Atlantic, with impacts along our coastline gradually diminishing. — Kate Bilo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 That’s because human greenhouse gas emissions are primarily diminishing the weak and moderate winds, not the most extreme ones. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Satellites look back at Earth, studying its changing landforms, migrating wildlife, diminishing glaciers and natural disasters. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Large outbreaks force farms to cull their flocks to prevent the spread of the disease, diminishing the domestic supply of chickens and raising prices. — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026 Most notably, the labels have argued that the mass uploads of AI tracks are diminishing the royalties from actual musicians. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for diminishing

Noun

The long answer is that Estée Lauder’s Diamond Moisturizer is hydrating (as all moisturizers should be), firming, tightening, wrinkle-reducing, age spot-fading, and texture-smoothing.

— Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
Moisturizing, soothing, and redness reducing, Erborian’s CC Cream is the ultimate cult-favorite beauty product.

— Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025

Definition of reducing

Verb

The model then generated repeating radio-pulse patterns designed to be as different as possible from the surrounding pulsar signals while minimizing energy consumption.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
But the main ideas are progressive aggression, methodical movement, and minimizing impact on vehicles, bodies, land, and animals.

— Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of minimizing

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Her priorities include lowering costs by expanding Medicaid, fully funded pre-kindergarten and decreasing property taxes in a sustainable way.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026
Black representation is already decreasing at City Hall, a concern among some Black community leaders.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of decreasing

Verb

Multiple Kelvin waves These waves can bring elevated sea levels for weeks at a time, eventually subsiding before the next wave hits.

— Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
Two of them coincide with areas where satellite radar shows that the ground is actively subsiding.

— Nolan Roth, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsiding

Noun

If your shortening has an unusual color or an off scent, throw it in the trash.

— Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2026
Beyond shortening competition times, the changes put particular emphasis on the roles of Goddard and JPL for developing NASA's science missions.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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The video, which has resurfaced on social media ahead of the midterms, features older Americans dismissing issues such as gun violence and climate change while sarcastically encouraging young people to stay home on Election Day.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
The usual suspects tried dismissing Jokic and Doncic as international players.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of dismissing

Verb

With shot numbers declining, a study found more babies are at risk of bleeding.

— Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Public fallout Despite all his success, though, his relationship with the national team has slowly soured over the last few years – much in part due to his declining performances on the field.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of declining

Noun

Emerging markets such as India, which entered the top 20 markets two years ago and now ranks 15th for Swiss watch exports by size, and Mexico are also contributing to a lessening of the dependency on wavering top markets, in particular China.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
The good news for the Broadway ticket buyer is that there does not necessarily appear to be a lessening in the quality of these shows, despite their quick turnaround.

— Katie North, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026