Synonyms of diminishing

diminishing 1 of 2

noun

as in reducing

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• 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
• 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
• mounting
• escalating
• soaring
• burgeoning
• emerging
• appearing
• picking up
• mushrooming
• waxing
• snowballing
• ballooning
• showing up
• lengthening
• blowing up
• elongating
• distending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of diminishing

Noun

Iran’s problem is the long-term cost of its current strategy; Washington’s problem is the diminishing returns on each additional night of bombing. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 30 July 2026

Nevertheless, Gu reckons that pushing charging speed much higher will provide diminishing returns for customers. — James Morris, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Brendan McDermid | Reuters Treasury yields were relatively unchanged on Monday, as investors weighed the impact from Middle East tensions and the diminishing likelihood that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates anytime soon. — Sean Conlon,hugh Leask, CNBC, 8 June 2026

But there is no doubt that the NAACP is right about the contradiction of people cheering the exploits of Black athletes at college programs while also cheering the diminishing of Black political representation. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 4 June 2026

Loper said many states are facing difficulties raising money for transportation and anticipate diminishing revenue from taxes on gas as efficiency continues to improve and as electric vehicles become more common. — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026

Others point to their own skills diminishing. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026

With Haliburton, the Pacers are set there, so protecting a pick further into the lottery had diminishing value for Indiana. — Jay King, New York Times, 13 May 2026

Spring-Flowering Trees To avoid removing flower buds and diminishing—or halting entirely—the annual floral show, wait to prune trees that bloom before July until they are done flowering. — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026

Verb

Several Gulf countries have already announced plans to expand or build new pipeline capacity to evade the Strait of Hormuz, likely diminishing its importance as a chokepoint within several years. — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026

But each step up the sanctions ladder brings greater diplomatic costs — and diminishing certainty that additional economic damage will translate into political concessions. — Magdalena Del Valle, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

Around the world, many forests are already showing signs of diminishing as temperatures rise, in addition to deforestation for timber, crops and rangeland that further reduce their resilience. — Regan E. Dunn, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

The distillery’s legacy stocks may be diminishing over time, but the fact that any producer has enough heritage whiskey left for regular commercial release is astounding. — Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

But they’ve never been litigated — and the developments are already stoking fears of diminishing Fed independence as the central bank weighs whether to raise interest rates at its next meeting. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, in the Pacific, El Niño tends to supercharge the hurricane season by warming ocean waters and diminishing wind shear, creating conditions that favor more frequent and stronger storms across the eastern and central Pacific, NOAA said. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

As artificial intelligence and automation reshape the naval landscape, the need for large crews is diminishing—and machines may well steer the future of the world’s oceans. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

The pollution is expected to drift into the Bay Area, stealthily diminishing air quality without the signature campfire smell associated with wildfire smoke, according to Anthony Edwards, the San Francisco Chronicle’s newsroom meteorologist. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026