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 Synonyms for diminishments
  1. criticisms
  2. decreases
  3. disparagements
  4. reductions
  5. abuses
  6. declines
  7. condemnations
  8. dents
Noun
  • The documentary spotlighted some harsh criticisms of the show and of Banks.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Often these kinds of criticisms can be dismissed as a matter of taste, not to mention prejudice.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticisms
Noun
  • More than half of states saw decreases in coverage for MMR, DTaP, polio vaccine, and varicella/chickenpox vaccine.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Despite recent week-over-week decreases, gas prices across California remain high for the last weeks of summer.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of decreases
Noun
  • These disparagements cut to the core of southern manhood.
    — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Definition of disparagements
Noun
  • Eligibility crisis Defense officials have long warned that America's obesity epidemic is a national security problem, shrinking the pool of young people eligible to serve -- which has translated to reductions in recruitment.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • For all the attention paid to billion-dollar budget reductions and management reforms, Bartos insists those victories represent only the beginning of the project.
    — Bethany Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of reductions
Noun
  • Transparentem attributed the delays partly to disagreements over who should pay for abuses beyond brands’ first-tier suppliers.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The United States first designated him in 2010 over serious human rights abuses following Iran’s disputed 2009 presidential election.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of abuses
Noun
  • Neither tool eliminates sequence-of-returns risk, but both can reduce the pressure to turn temporary market declines into permanent mistakes.
    — Steve Booren, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026
  • In the backdrop of building out streaming, Disney and its media peers have also been contending with the loss of pay-TV bundle customers, which has led to considerable declines in distribution and advertising revenues.
    — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of declines
Noun
  • Whether Tlaib is motivated by animus toward Moskowitz and Wasserman Schultz for their censure votes and condemnations of her rhetoric, or by support for their progressive opponents Larkin and Manley — or a combination — is unknown.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Missing from the 62-page report — at least in the view of some longtime department observers — was any reflection about officers’ use of less-lethal weapons that left hundreds of people injured and drew strong condemnations from human rights groups.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of condemnations
Noun
  • There was a closet full of phones people had thrown at the wall and dents in the drywall nobody ever explained.
    — Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Bruce’s densified dogwood flooring uses a natural hardening process with heat and pressure to improve resistance to dents and everyday wear.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of dents
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“Diminishments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diminishments. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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