Synonyms for minish

Most common

reduce · decrease · diminish · lessen

All synonyms

Verb

Forms

Past participle

minished
e.g. minished → reduced, decreased, diminished, lessened…

Example sentences

• reduce How can we reduce the number of highway accidents?
• decrease A significant decrease in temperature is expected.
• diminish This doesn't give him the right to diminish Muslims.
• lessen We had to lessen the impact of the erratic supplies.

Popularity over time

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

By length

6 letters

reduce², lessen²

8 letters

decrease², diminish³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reduce² = 2 syllables).