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

His involvement dwindled following an early-season injury, racking up just 700 minutes in the Premier League last season. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Amazon and Alphabet turned cash flow negative in the second quarter, and Meta's cash generation dwindled by more than 90% from a year earlier. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, cigarette use has dwindled to just 11% of American adults, steadily declining from a high of 45% in 1954. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026

The two countries have been in talks in recent weeks to restore commercial ‌shipping, which has dwindled to a trickle. — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026

Its fortunes dwindled, however, thanks in part to the rise of the internet and digital music services like iTunes. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Merchandise supplies – caps, sweatshirts, T-shirts, and canvas bags – quickly dwindled. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026

During her riches-to-rags period in the mid-1990s, fame dwindled as did her circle of friends. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026

Then, as borders were redrawn and enemies dwindled, earthquakes struck and maritime trade took hold, the people of those old villages followed new prospects down to the sea. — Téa Obreht, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026