Synonyms for thinning
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Process of removing plants or parts of plants to facilitate the growth of other plants
Forms
- Plural
- thinnings → reductions, dilutions, diluents, cuttings…
Example sentences
- reduction A further reduction would make us go into the red.
- cutting Banks are cutting lending to industrial borrowers.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| thinning | steady | |
| reduction | falling | |
| cutting | steady | |
| subtilization | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- cutting2, diluent
- 8 letters
- dilution3
- 9 letters
- reduction3
- 11 letters
- attenuation5, rarefaction
- 13 letters
- subtilization, subtilisation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cutting2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- éclaircie