Synonyms for diminishing
verb become or cause to be lessAntonyms for diminishing
- develop
- enlarge
- expand
- extend
- grow
- increase
- prolong
- raise
- rise
- strengthen
- amplify
- lengthen
- compliment
- flatter
- praise
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contractions
noun. drawing in; shortening
- abbreviating
- abbreviation
- abridging
- abridgment
- compression
- condensation
- condensing
- confinement
- confining
- constriction
- curtailing
- curtailment
- cutting down
- decrease
- decreasing
- deflating
- deflation
- diminishing
- diminution
- drawing together
- dwindling
- elision
- evaporating
- evaporation
- lessening
- lopping
- narrowing
- omission
- omitting
- receding
- recession
- reducing
- reduction
- shrinkage
- shrinking
- shrivelling
- tensing
- tightening
- withdrawal
- withdrawing
extenuating
adjective. serving as an excuse
- condoning
- diminishing
- justifying
- lessening
- mitigating
- moderating
- palliating
- qualifying
- reducing
- sanitizing
- softening
- varnishing
- whitewashing
falling
adjective. dropping
lessening
adjective. decreasing
reducing
noun. lowering
- abbreviating
- compressing
- condensing
- contracting
- contraction
- cutting down
- decreasing
- dieting
- diminishing
- discounting
- downsizing
- lessening
- marking down
- paring down
- reduction
- shortening
- shrinking
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