Synonyms of dwindled

dwindled

verb

past tense of dwindle

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

• reduced
• decreased
• diminished
• depleted
• lowered
• eased
• lessened
• minimized
• downsized
• abated
• dented
• slashed
• dropped
• cut
• knocked down
• compressed
• shrank
• downscaled
• shortened
• curtailed
• de-escalated
• whittled
• pared
• contracted
• condensed
• trimmed
• constricted
• retrenched
• pruned
• truncated
• cut down
• abbreviated
• clipped
• nicked
• cut back
• cropped
• abridged
• modified
• deflated
• docked
• modulated
• moderated
• qualified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• expanded
• augmented
• enlarged
• raised
• escalated
• swelled
• boosted
• amplified
• extended
• inflated
• lengthened
• prolonged
• dilated
• distended
• supplemented
• added (to)
• blew up
• intensified
• elongated
• complemented
• protracted
• aggrandized
• enhanced
• heightened
• redoubled

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

• decreased
• diminished
• subsided
• fell
• vanished
• eased
• shrank
• declined
• ebbed
• waned
• receded
• lessened
• dropped (off)
• weakened
• lowered
• relented
• palled
• died (away or down or out)
• moderated
• tapered
• evaporated
• drained (away)
• fell away
• abated
• tapered off
• remitted
• let up
• phased down
• ratcheted (down)
• racheted (down)
• de-escalated
• compressed
• faded (away)
• contracted
• slackened
• condensed
• constricted
• melted (away)
• collapsed
• alleviated
• slowed (down)
• petered (out)
• frittered (away)
• relaxed
• tailed (off)
• gave out
• sank
• flagged
• deflated
• caved (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• grew
• expanded
• built
• intensified
• rose
• swelled
• soared
• accumulated
• enlarged
• mounted
• escalated
• emerged
• appeared
• waxed
• picked up
• mushroomed
• ballooned
• burgeoned
• snowballed
• showed up
• lengthened
• elongated
• distended
• blew up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dwindled

Even as military budgets have increased, the defense industrial base has dwindled. — George Whittier, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Once operating with a staff of hundreds, La Opinión‘s staff has dwindled down to 50 full-time employees and freelancers. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Unfortunately, Tessmann’s playing time has dwindled at the start of the new Ligue 1 season. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Since then, the pace of new infections has dwindled, even though the tally of cases continues to grow nationally. — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Demand remains strong as ever as global stock has dwindled due to our ongoing Middle East entanglement. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 10 Sep. 2026

In addition to the fuel crunch in the Middle East, diesel supplies have dwindled as the war between Russia and Ukraine drags on. — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2026

Iranian supply chains came under strain as ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz dwindled. — Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

The publication, which began with a text from Sofia Coppola, arrives at a time when teen magazines have dwindled, with Seventeen discontinuing monthly print issues in 2018, and Teen Vogue folding into Vogue in 2025. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026