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All diminishing synonyms

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adjective diminishing

  • shrinking — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
  • lessening — to become less.
  • fading — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
  • waning — to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
  • falling — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.

noun diminishing

  • deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
  • impairment — the state of being diminished, weakened, or damaged, especially mentally or physically: cognitive impairment in older adults.
  • tensing — stretched tight, as a cord, fiber, etc.; drawn taut; rigid.
  • decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
  • contraction — When a woman who is about to give birth has contractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb.
  • decrescent — (esp of the moon) decreasing; waning
  • striction — the act of constricting.
  • reducing — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
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