DIMINUTIONS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

diminutions

noun

plural of diminution

as in decreases

the amount by which something is lessened a diminution of 60 percent over the course of the month

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Noun

That follows decreases from mid-year crime data for 2024 and 2023, which saw 1,194 and 1,304 incidents respectively.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Throughout her reelection campaign, Bass has repeatedly touted two straight years of decreases in homelessness from 2024 to 2025 as one of her main arguments for why she should be given another four years by Angelenos.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of decreases

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

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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

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

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But if skip rates climb from single digits to something meaningfully higher, campaign effectiveness drops, and advertisers renegotiate or don't rebook.

— Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The biggest temperature drops usually happen during sunny summer afternoons when the sun angle is high in the sky.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

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