make less

VERB

go down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse crumple decline decrease descend drop pitch plunge reduce sink slump tumble

WEAK

be beaten be defeated cave in droop fold founder go under keel lessen sag set submerge submerse submit succumb suffer defeat topple

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend expand go up grow increase raise rise strengthen

WEAK

gain

VERB

lighten

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alleviate ameliorate cut down dilute ease facilitate lessen mitigate mollify relieve

STRONG

allay assuage attenuate buoy change comfort decrease disburden disencumber empty eradicate extenuate free jettison levitate reduce remove shift take thin unburden unload upraise

WEAK

make lighter pour out put off take a load off throw out uplight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aggravate incite increase intensify irritate strengthen trouble upset worry worsen

STRONG

add expand fill fix grow hold keep plant provoke raise remain stay

WEAK

blacken bring down burden darken depress dim dull weigh down

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make less

The households hardest-hit by higher gas prices have been low- to middle-income households, especially people who make less than $40,000 a year.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

The downside is the dinner might make less money for scholarships if it isn’t glitzy enough.

From Salon ● May 1, 2026

Amazon's shares fell after it revealed it would make less money next quarter than initially thought, but the results themselves were in line with analyst expectations.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

Only 45% of bachelor’s degree holders make less than $50,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

I munched on my crisps, letting them soften in my mouth before I bit into them so as to make less noise.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

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