Thesaurus / diminishing
FEEDBACKsynonyms for diminishing
synonyms for diminishing
- minimize
- derogate
- cheapen
- devalue
- decry
- abuse
- demean
- pan
- depreciate
- bad-mouth
- put away
- put down
- run down
- tear down
- detract from
- cut down to size
- dispraise
- dump on
- give comeuppance
- knock off high horse
- poormouth
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antonyms for diminishing
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- flatter
- extend
- expand
- develop
- commend
- approve
- raise
- prolong
- lengthen
- grow
- enlarge
- praise
- laud
- exalt
- compliment
- upgrade
- increase
- enhance
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Altogether, it seems that not more than one-third of our fast diminishing total are available for actual fighting purposes.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONConsequently an amendment may be made diminishing the weekly allowance to a member who is sick, and also the time of allowing it.
PUTNAM'S HANDY LAW BOOK FOR THE LAYMANALBERT SIDNEY BOLLESFor how otherwise but by diminishing wages can they repay themselves for lost time, for trouble, and for expense?
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSThis abuse, as the years went on, instead of diminishing grew in strength if not in grace.
FIFTY YEARS OF RAILWAY LIFE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELANDJOSEPH TATLOWBesides, the whole of a rich chocolate cake does have a diminishing effect upon even such appetites as Peter's.
DOROTHY AT SKYRIEEVELYN RAYMONDUnder favourable conditions as many as four or five of these successive diminishing surf lines may be seen.
OUTLINES OF THE EARTH'S HISTORYNATHANIEL SOUTHGATE SHALERHarney untied the horse, and they drove off through the diminishing rain, which was already beaded with sunlight.
SUMMEREDITH WHARTONThe object of his present motion was to give relief by diminishing the pressure of the local burdens to which land was subject.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN THREE VOLUMES, VOL.III.E. FARR AND E. H. NOLANSir C. Knightley moved, that instead of diminishing the duty on newspapers, the duty on soap should be reduced.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN THREE VOLUMES, VOL.III.E. FARR AND E. H. NOLANHowever, the six oarsmen of the patrician craft were rapidly diminishing the distance.
THE SEVEN CARDINAL SINS: ENVY AND INDOLENCEEUGNE SUEWORDS RELATED TO DIMINISHING
- abbreviating
- abbreviation
- abridging
- abridgment
- compression
- condensation
- condensing
- confinement
- confining
- constriction
- curtailing
- curtailment
- cutting down
- decrease
- decreasing
- deflating
- deflation
- diminishing
- diminution
- drawing together
- dwindling
- elision
- evaporation
- lessening
- narrowing
- omission
- omitting
- receding
- recession
- reducing
- reduction
- shrinkage
- shrinking
- tensing
- tightening
- withdrawal
- withdrawing
- abbreviatings
- abbreviations
- abridgings
- abridgments
- compressions
- condensations
- condensings
- confinements
- confinings
- constrictions
- curtailings
- curtailments
- cutting downs
- decreases
- decreasings
- deflatings
- deflation
- diminishings
- diminutions
- drawing togethers
- dwindlings
- elisions
- evaporations
- lessenings
- narrowings
- omissions
- omittings
- recedings
- recessions
- reducings
- reductions
- shrinkages
- shrinkings
- tensings
- tightenings
- withdrawals
- withdraws
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