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

Ranchers have reduced herds, while strong demand for beef has kept pressure on the dwindling supply. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Katseye’s chaotic catalogue and dwindling active roster are not an obstacle to an audience right now. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

For all the talk of upgrading, Rogers and Vinicius Jr have eluded them, and the list of plausible upgrades is dwindling. — James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Trump has largely ignored the dwindling number of fiscal hawks in his Republican Party, championing prolific spending across his two terms. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

Trump has largely ignored the dwindling number of fiscal hawks in his Republican Party, championing heavy spending across his two terms. — David Lawder, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

If the county didn’t raise property taxes, officials would have had to consider slashing health benefits for a dwindling staff who rely on them. — Bob Herman, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026

Which means, of course, that our property tax revenue from said vacancies is dwindling — if Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle ever gets the bills out. — Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Thanks to the shrinking publishing industry and dwindling writerly job market, the internet is rife with smart freelance editors, rigorous copy editors, and award-winning authors moonlighting as book doulas. — Keziah Weir, Vanity Fair, 13 Aug. 2026