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past tense form of diminish.
past participle of diminish.

Definitions

diminished

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less adj.
limited adj.
lower adj.
melted adj.
minus adj.
modified adj.
reduced adj.
relieved adj.
restricted adj.
short adj.
shorter adj.
shrunken adj.
watered-down adj.
wizened adj.

ADJECTIVE

less

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fewer

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lesser limited lower minor minus negative secondary subordinate

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beneath declined deficient depressed excepting lacking not as great reduced shortened shorter slighter subtracting unsubstantial without

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greater higher important major superior

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bigger more

ADJECTIVE

limited

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insufficient minimal narrow poor reduced restricted small

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cramped little mean set

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faulty ineffectual paltry unsatisfactory

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adequate broad-minded generous sufficient

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open

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OK indefinite limitless satisfactory unbounded unlimited unrestricted

ADJECTIVE

lower

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curtailed decreased junior lessened low minor reduced secondary subordinate

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bush-league lesser lower-rung nether pared down second-class second-fiddle second-string smaller subjacent under

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elevated important increased major superior

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higher

ADJECTIVE

melted

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blended tempered thawed

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abated decreased deliquesced disintegrated dwindled fused liquefied merged mollified molten vanished

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wasted away

ADJECTIVE

minus

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less negative

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defective from lacking subtracted without

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plus

ADJECTIVE

modified

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limited qualified restricted

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unlimited unrestricted

ADJECTIVE

reduced

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decreased shortened

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abbreviated abridged compressed concentrated condensed contracted downsized economized lessened miniaturized shrunk subtracted

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cut down scaled-down

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elevated enlarged heightened increased raised spread stretched

ADJECTIVE

relieved

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abated allayed alleviated anesthetized assuaged eased lightened mitigated palliated salved softened soothed

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distraught sad worried

ADJECTIVE

restricted

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barred blocked closed confined controlled defined deprived prescribed reduced restrained secured shortened tethered

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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

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held-back reined in small

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free unbounded

ADJECTIVE

short

Synonyms

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abbreviated brief crisp precise shortened terse

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bare compressed condensed curtailed decreased fleeting lessened little summarized summary

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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

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enduring lasting lengthy

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long

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unabridged

ADJECTIVE

shorter

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briefer curtailed less lessened lower more concise reduced

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higher longer taller

ADJECTIVE

shrunken

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contracted dry dwindled shriveled wilted withered wrinkled

ADJECTIVE

watered-down

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adulterated mixed thin weak weakened

ADJECTIVE

wizened

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gnarled lean macerated mummified old reduced shrunk shrunken wilted withered worn wrinkled

Antonyms

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moist smooth unwrinkled

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Having witnessed AI stocks being “sold to death,” Goldman Sachs’ head of European equities trading, Rich Privorotsky, is advising fund managers “the micro remains strong, electoral uncertainty has diminished and positioning looks considerably cleaner.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, is one of the biggest perks of Social Security, because it provides inflation protection so that retirees’ purchasing power isn’t diminished over their retirements.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

This comes after criticism of the new engines introduced this year for their complexity and the way their design and operation has diminished the driving challenge of some of F1's best corners.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

One morning last month, Paxon, now a 79-year-old county commissioner, pointed to where the diminished reservoir lapped at the base of the 301-foot dam.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

John did not find Meg’s beauty diminished, though she beamed at him from behind the familiar coffee pot.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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