Synonyms of diminishing

diminishing 1 of 2

noun

as in reducing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• decreasing
• shortening
• lessening
• shrinking
• abridgement
• compression
• curtailment
• contraction
• abridgment
• abbreviation
• abruptness
• shortness
• condensation
• brusqueness
• curtness
• crispness
• brevity
• tautness
• succinctness
• terseness
• pithiness
• conciseness
• briefness
• compendiousness
• smallness
• minuteness
• laconism
• tininess
• littleness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extending
• stretching
• extension
• extensiveness
• growth
• lengthiness
• prolongation
• elongation
• prolonging
• expansion
• elongating
• spread
• protraction
• diffuseness
• greatness
• bigness
• volubility
• prolixity
• garrulousness
• talkativeness
• wordiness
• largeness
• bulkiness
• verboseness
• talkiness
• long-windedness
• heftiness

diminishing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of diminish

1

as in minimizing

to express scornfully one's low opinion of

tends to diminish any rival's accomplishments with snide remarks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• minimizing
• dismissing
• discounting
• denigrating
• criticizing
• disparaging
• belittling
• derogating
• depreciating
• decrying
• running down
• deprecating
• denouncing
• dumping on
• talking down
• writing off
• trashing
• crying down
• playing down
• condemning
• disliking
• bad-mouthing
• poor-mouthing
• discrediting
• trash-talking
• scolding
• vilipending
• dissing
• abusing
• kissing off
• putting down
• disapproving (of)
• maligning
• vilifying
• slandering
• ripping
• disgracing
• censuring
• discommending
• defaming
• slurring
• reprehending
• traducing
• reprobating
• aspersing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praising
• magnifying
• extolling
• exalting
• applauding
• approving
• glorifying
• favoring
• endorsing
• recommending
• sanctioning
• lauding
• indorsing
• acclaiming
• commending
• complimenting
• countenancing
• eulogizing

2

as in decreasing

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

the state's blood supplies were severely diminished by the two consecutive disasters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• decreasing
• depleting
• lowering
• dwindling
• lessening
• minimizing
• easing
• downsizing
• denting
• slashing
• abating
• cutting
• dropping
• shrinking
• compressing
• knocking down
• downscaling
• de-escalating
• shortening
• curtailing
• trimming
• contracting
• constricting
• paring
• condensing
• truncating
• cutting down
• abridging
• retrenching
• whittling
• clipping
• pruning
• cropping
• modifying
• cutting back
• abbreviating
• nicking
• modulating
• deflating
• docking
• moderating
• qualifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• expanding
• enlarging
• augmenting
• escalating
• raising
• boosting
• amplifying
• swelling
• extending
• inflating
• lengthening
• prolonging
• dilating
• adding (to)
• blowing up
• enhancing
• supplementing
• aggrandizing
• intensifying
• complementing
• distending
• heightening
• elongating
• protracting
• redoubling

3

as in subsiding

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

the sound of the train diminished as our distance from it increased

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreasing
• subsiding
• declining
• shrinking
• falling
• vanishing
• easing
• ebbing
• dwindling
• waning
• lessening
• receding
• tapering
• lowering
• moderating
• weakening
• dropping (off)
• dying (away or down or out)
• draining (away)
• relenting
• falling away
• evaporating
• tapering off
• ratcheting (down)
• abating
• remitting
• racheting (down)
• palling
• letting up
• phasing down
• collapsing
• de-escalating
• compressing
• alleviating
• contracting
• constricting
• melting (away)
• condensing
• slackening
• fading (away)
• slowing (down)
• tailing (off)
• relaxing
• frittering (away)
• giving out
• petering (out)
• flagging
• sinking
• deflating
• caving (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• growing
• rising
• expanding
• building
• swelling
• enlarging
• intensifying
• accumulating
• escalating
• mounting
• burgeoning
• soaring
• mushrooming
• emerging
• waxing
• appearing
• picking up
• snowballing
• ballooning
• bourgeoning
• showing up
• lengthening
• elongating
• blowing up
• distending