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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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Chinese car makers make less money than their global peers, and profitability is sliding.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

But in another sense, the bills would stick to existing tax rules, which already let people who make less money pay a smaller share of their income to the IRS.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

But they have gained seven points among voters who make less than $50,000 a year.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

"Pubs won't expand, end up hiring less staff, and make less profit," he says.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

One reason is they make less money than supermarkets, wholesalers, and food processors.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

make less

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