Synonyms of dwindling

dwindling

verb

present participle of dwindle

1

as in reducing

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

the long winter dwindled our supply of firewood to practically nothing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• decreasing
• depleting
• diminishing
• lowering
• lessening
• easing
• downsizing
• minimizing
• slashing
• denting
• cutting
• dropping
• shrinking
• abating
• knocking down
• compressing
• downscaling
• shortening
• de-escalating
• contracting
• trimming
• curtailing
• paring
• constricting
• cutting down
• whittling
• retrenching
• condensing
• truncating
• cutting back
• clipping
• pruning
• abridging
• cropping
• abbreviating
• nicking
• modifying
• deflating
• docking
• modulating
• moderating
• qualifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• expanding
• escalating
• augmenting
• raising
• enlarging
• boosting
• swelling
• amplifying
• extending
• inflating
• lengthening
• prolonging
• adding (to)
• blowing up
• dilating
• supplementing
• intensifying
• enhancing
• aggrandizing
• complementing
• distending
• heightening
• elongating
• protracting
• redoubling

2

as in decreasing

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

our hopes dwindled as the reports of more casualties came in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreasing
• diminishing
• subsiding
• declining
• shrinking
• vanishing
• falling
• ebbing
• waning
• easing
• receding
• lessening
• dropping (off)
• tapering
• dying (away or down or out)
• weakening
• moderating
• lowering
• falling away
• draining (away)
• evaporating
• tapering off
• relenting
• ratcheting (down)
• remitting
• abating
• racheting (down)
• letting up
• palling
• phasing down
• collapsing
• de-escalating
• compressing
• contracting
• melting (away)
• constricting
• fading (away)
• slackening
• alleviating
• condensing
• slowing (down)
• tailing (off)
• frittering (away)
• petering (out)
• flagging
• relaxing
• giving out
• sinking
• deflating
• caving (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• growing
• rising
• expanding
• building
• swelling
• burgeoning
• mounting
• soaring
• intensifying
• escalating
• accumulating
• enlarging
• emerging
• picking up
• appearing
• mushrooming
• snowballing
• ballooning
• waxing
• showing up
• lengthening
• blowing up
• elongating
• distending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dwindling

What’s been acutely hard in the past few years is space scarcity, federal funding cuts, an atmosphere of censorship, and dwindling philanthropy. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Overland routes and the Caspian Sea conspire against any attempt to hermetically seal Iran, even if the capacity of these passageways cannot compensate for the closing of naval routes and dwindling air links. — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026

Supply had been dwindling for decades, and the final tube had been made. — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 29, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

Just as the financing possibilities for African producers are flourishing, distribution channels are dwindling. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

Gundlach Bundschu’s announcement follows several other California wineries that have cited difficulties as the industry struggles with dwindling demand, the trade war and natural disasters. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Brittin has spent his early months in the job interrogating whether the broadcaster’s output is properly meeting audience needs and is said to be clear-eyed about shifting resources away from services that are dwindling in influence. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

As such disasters intensify, international climate adaptation and disaster preparedness aid programs have been slashed, leaving countries facing billions of dollars in avoidable damage and dwindling recovery funds. — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026

The most interesting story of the week, in our view, is a deep dive by Stephen Clark, linked below, into the dwindling fortunes of United Launch Alliance. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026