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Synonyms for mince

Most common

chop moderate soften

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Chop — to lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise

chop, cut, lessen, diminish, abate

2. Soften

soften, moderate

3. Palliate — to suppress or weaken the force of

palliate, weaken, extenuate dated

Other

hash

Noun

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise.

  2. v. 2

    To suppress or weaken the force of.

  3. v. 3

    To make less; to make small.

  4. n. 1

    Finely chopped meat; minced meat.

    Mince tastes really good fried in a pan with some chopped onion and tomato.

Forms

Plural
minces → mincemeats…
Past participle
minced
e.g. minced → chopped, lessened, diminished, abated…

Example sentences

  • chop Let me show you how to chop onions without crying.
  • moderate Moderate exercise will refresh both mind and body.
  • soften When medlars blet, they soften and become edible.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
mincerising
choprising
moderatefalling
softenrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
cut1
4 letters
chop1, hash1
5 letters
abate2
6 letters
weaken2, lessen2, soften2
8 letters
moderate3, diminish3, palliate
9 letters
mincemeat2, extenuate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abate2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
émincer
Italiano
affettare
Deutsch
schneiden