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contract v.
dwindle v.
lessen v.

VERB

contract

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consume decline decrease narrow reduce shrink weaken

STRONG

abate abbreviate abridge clench compress confine constrict curtail deflate dwindle ebb edit epitomize evaporate lessen lose omit purse recede shrivel subside syncopate tighten wane waste wither wrinkle

WEAK

become smaller draw in fall away fall off take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand grow increase raise strengthen

STRONG

add amplify blow up extend free lengthen let go loose loosen open prolong release rise save

WEAK

break off dilate disagree give spread stretch

VERB

dwindle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate decay decline decrease die down diminish drop ebb fade fall lessen peter out shrink shrivel sink subside wane weaken wither

STRONG

bate close contract drain pine taper

WEAK

become smaller die away die out slack off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend develop enhance enlarge expand extend go up grow improve increase prolong raise rise strengthen

WEAK

save swell

VERB

lessen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate curtail decrease dilute diminish dwindle ease erode impair lighten minimize mitigate narrow shrink slacken taper off weaken

STRONG

abridge amputate attenuate clip close contract crop cut de-escalate decline degrade downsize drain minify moderate soft pedal taper thin truncate

WEAK

become smaller cut back die down roll back slack up slow down take the bite out take the edge off take the sting out wind down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase intensify irritate lengthen prolong strengthen worsen

STRONG

go up rise stretch

WEAK

raise

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grow less

In some experiments, high vitamin C levels make cancer cells grow less aggressively and make them more sensitive to treatment.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

If plants grow less quickly due to drought, they absorb less CO2, while more wildfires in places like South Asia mean more CO2 is released.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

“Even as the internet has grown more indispensable, its infrastructure threatens to grow less secure.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

The eurozone economy will grow less than expected next year, the EU executive predicted on Monday, as risks from international trade and geopolitical tensions weigh on the single currency area.

From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025

Once more at home, I would grow less aware of that fact.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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