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lessen
Synonyms and Antonyms of lessen
- We lessened our efforts as it became clear they weren't having an effect.
- The pain should begin to lessen within minutes of taking the medication.
abate, de-escalate, decline, decrease, die (away or down or out), diminish, drain (away), drop (off), dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, fall away, let up, lower, moderate, pall, phase down, ratchet (down) also rachet (down) , recede, relent, remit, shrink, subside, taper, taper off, wane
- blatant hypocrisy that lessened him in the eyes of the voters
Synonym Discussion of lessen
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- slowly decreased the amount of pressure
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- has been unable to lessen her debt
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- his visual acuity has diminished
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- you must reduce your caloric intake
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- the storm abated
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- their provisions dwindled slowly
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