Synonyms of lessened

lessened 1 of 2

adjective

as in diminished

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diminished
• reduced
• consumed
• depleted
• drained
• enfeebled
• debilitated
• exhausted
• expended
• spent
• untillable
• bankrupted
• uncultivable
• dry
• arid
• used up
• sear
• sere
• droughty
• rainless
• dried-up
• thirsty
• desert
• inhospitable
• waterless
• lifeless
• bleak
• baked
• dehydrated
• parched
• impoverished
• poor
• unproductive
• sunbaked
• waste
• unfertile
• infertile
• bony
• barren
• stark
• desolate
• hardscrabble
• dead
• boney

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• productive
• fruitful
• rich
• fertile
• luxuriant
• lush
• arable
• green
• tillable
• verdant
• sylvan

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• productive
• fruitful
• rich
• fertile
• luxuriant
• lush
• arable
• green
• tillable
• verdant
• sylvan

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lessened

2 of 2

verb

past tense of lessen

1

as in reduced

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

we lessened our efforts as it became clear they weren't having an effect

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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

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

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2

as in decreased

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

the pain should begin to lessen within minutes of taking the medication

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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

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

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3

as in weakened

to lower in character, dignity, or quality

blatant hypocrisy that lessened him in the eyes of the voters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weakened
• deteriorated
• degraded
• corrupted
• diluted
• subverted
• humiliated
• poisoned
• destroyed
• damaged
• ruined
• perverted
• marred
• cheapened
• debased
• demeaned
• vitiated
• hurt
• thinned
• depraved
• impaired
• warped
• prostituted
• tainted
• disgraced
• harmed
• humbled
• shamed
• abased
• polluted
• debauched
• demoralized
• bastardized
• cankered
• contaminated
• profaned
• wrecked
• watered down
• spoiled
• spoilt
• tarnished
• dirtied
• flawed
• dishonored
• defiled
• descended
• stained
• begrimed
• depreciated
• befouled
• downgraded
• defaced
• took down
• blemished

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• improved
• elevated
• uplifted
• honored
• amended
• enhanced
• ameliorated
• exalted
• perfected
• ennobled
• enriched
• dignified
• bettered
• restored
• refined
• clarified
• cleaned
• purified
• cleansed
• respected
• meliorated

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• improved
• elevated
• uplifted
• honored
• amended
• enhanced
• ameliorated
• exalted
• perfected
• ennobled
• enriched
• dignified
• bettered
• restored
• refined
• clarified
• cleaned
• purified
• cleansed
• respected
• meliorated

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