1
as in reduced
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
the long winter dwindled our supply of firewood to practically nothing
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in decreased
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
our hopes dwindled as the reports of more casualties came in
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of dwindled
Cars in particular, but also technology at large, the color choices have dwindled.
—
Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
The crowd in the park dwindled as the trial went on.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
What appears to have been a glimpse of momentum earlier this week to reach a deal to reopen the department has dwindled.
—Rufina Chow, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Over the course of the twentieth century, with its endless economic and political upheavals, the numbers of both people and reindeer in the camp have dwindled.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
But as the shutdown continued, the number of TSA agents dwindled and more airports across the country saw significant increases in wait times.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
The group may have dwindled, but all of the community remained.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The police department dwindled after 2020, and by the spring of 2024, Police Chief Brian O'Hara said the department had lost 40% of its police force.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Communities of 1,600 people dwindled to just 400.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
The crowd in the park dwindled as the trial went on.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
What appears to have been a glimpse of momentum earlier this week to reach a deal to reopen the department has dwindled.
—Rufina Chow, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Over the course of the twentieth century, with its endless economic and political upheavals, the numbers of both people and reindeer in the camp have dwindled.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
But as the shutdown continued, the number of TSA agents dwindled and more airports across the country saw significant increases in wait times.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
The group may have dwindled, but all of the community remained.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The police department dwindled after 2020, and by the spring of 2024, Police Chief Brian O'Hara said the department had lost 40% of its police force.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Communities of 1,600 people dwindled to just 400.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwindled
Verb
-
The character, played by Esteban Andres Cruz, has been reduced to a simpering stereotype who makes a pass at a cop and mimics a blow job.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
-
Seen from this perspective, ecology cannot be reduced to questions of proximity alone.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
In the past forty years, men’s wages have decreased as a percentage of over-all family income, while broader wealth inequalities and job insecurity have grown.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
-
In two of six Minneapolis areas, overall crime decreased 43% and 56% respectively, while, in all other areas, overall crime rose.—
Eric Adler
March 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Still, those sorts of phony statements have deeply diminished faith in our elections and our increasingly rickety democracy.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
-
How diminished will their opportunities for success be in the real world?—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Workers discovered a grave containing human remains beneath tiles after part of the floor of St Peter and Paul Church subsided in February, triggering a race to identify the skeleton through DNA testing.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
-
Government officials say new detentions have subsided since then, as the number of ICE officers in Minnesota has receded from a high of around 3,000 to close to their previous levels of over 100.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
With a hollow interior trunk, Stumpy was among 158 trees felled in 2024 as part of a project aimed at shoring up a sea wall near the National Mall.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
-
And to be sure, there were winds and rain strong enough to fell several trees, flood a few roads, and knock out power in some Maryland and Virginia suburbs.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Cylinders of fluid gas, which power everything from taxicabs to cooking appliances, vanished from many distributors.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
-
Partial remains found on a California beach four years ago have been identified as those of a former banker who vanished in 1999.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dwindled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwindled. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
