diminishments

noun

plural of diminishment
1
as in defamations
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant she grew increasingly resentful of her coworker's constant diminishment of her new project ideas

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2
as in decreases
the amount by which something is lessened there was a sharp diminishment in our savings after the college tuition bill was paid

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Recent Examples of diminishments But in Zoe Kazan’s version, those diminishments let Lee become the new core of the show’s depiction of purpose and responsibility. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diminishments
  1. criticisms
  2. decreases
  3. denigrations
  4. reductions
  5. disparagements
  6. declines
  7. abuses
  8. dents
Noun
  • For voters susceptible to these kinds of criticisms of Talarico, a Paxton rally provides a potent narrative.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
  • One of the big criticisms that Meta and other social-media companies face is that their algorithms tend to incentivize edgy, shocking content.
    — Austin Elias-de Jesus, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of criticisms
Noun
  • As daylight decreases, buck (male deer) and doe (female deer) hormones increase.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Tim Belfall, a director at Starlink installer Westend WiFi, reports that the pricing decreases have been popping up in the UK, too.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of decreases
Noun
  • As my colleague Clare Malone has reported in this magazine, Weiss first came to public attention in college, as a consequence of her support for Israel and consistent denigrations of the Palestinian cause.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of denigrations
Noun
  • Google’s research suggests that SpaceX’s fully reusable Starship rocket could require approximately 1,800 flights to achieve significant cost reductions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But this year, OVS slashed its funding, forcing service reductions and uncertainty while barring the program from using grant money to help survivors across county lines.
    — Connie Neal, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of reductions
Noun
  • These disparagements cut to the core of southern manhood.
    — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Definition of disparagements
Noun
  • The Nasdaq is getting crushed Friday, losing more than 2% on the post-earnings declines in Amazon and Intel.
    — Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Since then, circulation has remained stable at both, Brummond said, even as many other publications across the country have suffered declines.
    — Pamela E. Walck, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of declines
Noun
  • These Trump-supporting immigration restrictionists argue that reports of abuses by Immigration and Customs Enforcement are exaggerated and the need for mass deportations is urgent.
    — Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The indictment describes alleged incidents involving electric shocks, simulated drowning, beatings and other abuses at Venezuelan detention facilities.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of abuses
Noun
  • The engineers wrote their names using Sharpies on the places where robotic arms made dents in the vehicles.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Peel-and-stick tiles do not fare well in high-traffic or moisture-prone areas, and are prone to dents, scratches, discoloration, peeling, and shifting if the adhesive is damaged.
    — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 19 Oct. 2026
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“Diminishments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diminishments. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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