DIMINISHING Synonyms: 232 Similar and Opposite Words

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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

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 Of recognizing the Sisyphean task ahead, the endless, unchanging road diminishing in the distance, and taking another step anyway. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

Kikuchi makes Haru’s occasionally mortifying romantic pursuit both funny and affecting, embracing the character’s impulsive, sometimes ridiculous behavior without diminishing the depth of her loss. — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 23 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 Though apparently diminishing his own roster is part of the team's motivational playbook. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 The district, meanwhile, maintained that the decision was intended to ensure compliance with applicable laws without diminishing students' achievements. — ABC News, 14 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

Compensation and advancement below the partner level can’t just be about minimizing cost.

— Tim Brackney, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Tsai, the Stanford professor, has conducted research on how emotion in American culture puts value on trying to always feel positive and minimizing negativity and sadness.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of minimizing

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

What’s Happening Home cooks and professional chefs are increasingly reaching for beef tallow in place of butter, vegetable oil and shortening.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026
Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening and butter until pieces are pea size.

— Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2026

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In September, Judge Jonathan Medema ordered a stay of the civil case so the two sides could work to resolve the dispute without dismissing the case.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2026
The court granted that request, entering judgment for the United States on Count III of the government’s complaint and dismissing the remaining counts as moot.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of dismissing

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Chinese firms have been suffering from declining profit growth amid intense competition that has eroded margins and even invited the government to step in.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
While program closures at colleges and universities often result from declining enrollment or a financial crisis, our decisions at Valencia are driven by neither.

— Kathleen Plinske, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 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