Synonyms for diminish
Definitions
- v. 1
To make smaller.
Related words
- Word family
- diminishment diminution
- Is a kind of
- alter
Forms
- Past participle
- diminished
e.g. diminished → lessened, decreased, reduced, abated…
Example sentences
- lower Being less urgent, this plan is lower in priority.
- decline I had to decline the invitation because I was ill.
- decrease A significant decrease in temperature is expected.
- lessen We had to lessen the impact of the erratic supplies.
- belittle Why do you have to belittle people all the time?
- ooze After a while, passion and infatuation ooze away.
By length
- 4 letters
- wear1, fade1, ooze1
- 5 letters
- lower2, limit2, dwarf1, abate2
- 6 letters
- reduce2, shrink1, weaken2, lessen2, impair2
- 7 letters
- decline2, relieve2, degrade2, detract2, curtail2, subside2, dwindle2
- 8 letters
- decrease2, minimize3, mitigate3, minimise, belittle3
- 9 letters
- alleviate4, attenuate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lower2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- régresser