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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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