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diminished

ADJECTIVE
less
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fewer
STRONG
lesser limited lower minor minus negative secondary subordinate
WEAK
beneath declined deficient depressed excepting lacking not as great reduced shortened shorter slighter subtracting unsubstantial without
Antonyms
STRONG
greater higher important major superior
WEAK
bigger more
ADJECTIVE
limited
Synonyms
STRONGEST
insufficient minimal narrow poor reduced restricted small
STRONG
cramped little mean set
WEAK
faulty ineffectual paltry unsatisfactory
Antonyms
STRONGEST
adequate broad-minded generous sufficient
STRONG
open
WEAK
OK indefinite limitless satisfactory unbounded unlimited unrestricted
ADJECTIVE
lower
Synonyms
STRONG
curtailed decreased junior lessened low minor reduced secondary subordinate
WEAK
bush-league lesser lower-rung nether pared down second-class second-fiddle second-string smaller subjacent under
Antonyms
STRONG
elevated important increased major superior
WEAK
higher
ADJECTIVE
melted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blended tempered thawed
STRONG
abated decreased deliquesced disintegrated dwindled fused liquefied merged mollified molten vanished
WEAK
wasted away
ADJECTIVE
minus
Synonyms
STRONG
less negative
WEAK
defective from lacking subtracted without
Antonyms
WEAK
plus
ADJECTIVE
modified
Synonyms
STRONG
limited qualified restricted
Antonyms
STRONG
unlimited unrestricted
ADJECTIVE
reduced
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decreased shortened
STRONG
abbreviated abridged compressed concentrated condensed contracted downsized economized lessened miniaturized shrunk subtracted
WEAK
cut down scaled-down
Antonyms
WEAK
elevated enlarged heightened increased raised spread stretched
ADJECTIVE
relieved
Synonyms
STRONG
abated allayed alleviated anesthetized assuaged eased lightened mitigated palliated salved softened soothed
Antonyms
WEAK
distraught sad worried
ADJECTIVE
restricted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barred blocked closed confined controlled defined deprived prescribed reduced restrained secured shortened tethered
STRONG
bound bounded bridled chained checked clogged cramped curbed decreased deterred encircled fastened fettered foiled frustrated governed hampered hitched impeded inhibited manacled moderated modified narrowed obstructed prevented repressed stayed stopped suppressed surrounded tempered
WEAK
held-back reined in small
Antonyms
STRONG
free unbounded
ADJECTIVE
short
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abbreviated brief crisp precise shortened terse
STRONG
bare compressed condensed curtailed decreased fleeting lessened little summarized summary
WEAK
aphoristic boiled down breviloquent compendiary compendious concise curtate cut short cut to the bone decurtate epigrammatic in a nutshell laconic momentary not protracted pithy sententious short and sweet short-term succinct undersized unprolonged unsustained
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enduring lasting lengthy
STRONG
long
WEAK
unabridged
ADJECTIVE
shorter
Synonyms
WEAK
briefer curtailed less lessened lower more concise reduced
Antonyms
WEAK
higher longer taller
ADJECTIVE
shrunken
Synonyms
STRONG
contracted dry dwindled shriveled wilted withered wrinkled
ADJECTIVE
watered-down
Synonyms
WEAK
adulterated mixed thin weak weakened
ADJECTIVE
wizened
Synonyms
WEAK
gnarled lean macerated mummified old reduced shrunk shrunken wilted withered worn wrinkled
Antonyms
WEAK
moist smooth unwrinkled

Example Sentences

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Implementing a "mollifier layer," which smoothed the signal before measuring it, radically diminished both the noisiness and the power consumption scaling.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

And while it has made overtaking more common, the turbo button has also diminished the difficulty of passing in the eyes of purists.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Non-Opec countries, such as the US, Canada and Brazil have taken some of its diminished share, says Quilter Cheviot's Carulli.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Yet I wonder what Wintour will make of this diminished avatar pursuing the same promotion that she herself just claimed at Condé Nast as global head of content.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Harry felt strangely diminished, as though he had shrunk a little since he had entered the room.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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