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Synonyms of diminish

21 similar words · 5 opposite words

Another word for diminish is reduce. Other synonyms of diminish are minimize, lessen, decline, abate and mince. The opposite of diminish is improve.

Synonyms and similar words for diminish

verbMore synonyms

  • declineTo cause to decrease or diminish.
  • ebb
  • ooze
  • abateTo lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
  • belittleTo make small.
  • bring downTo reduce.
  • cut
  • decrease
  • decrementTo decrease a value by a basic quantity unit.
  • foreshortenTo abridge, reduce, contract.
  • lessenTo make less; to diminish; to reduce.
  • lilliputianizeTo make small or petty.
  • lowerTo fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease.
  • minceTo lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise.
  • minimizeTo make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
  • reduceTo bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
  • shrink
  • smallifyTo make small or less significant.
  • abase archaicTo lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
  • besmall rareTo make small; (figurative) to make as though small.
  • embase obsolete

Opposite of diminish

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Meaning of diminish

  1. verb To make smaller.
  2. verb To become less or smaller.
  3. verb To make appear smaller than in reality; to dismiss as unimportant.

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Questions about synonyms of diminish

What is another word for diminish?
Diminish has 21 synonyms on Word.ws, such as reduce, minimize, lessen, decline, abate, mince, belittle and lower.
What is the opposite of diminish?
The opposite of diminish is improve.
What does diminish mean?
Diminish means to make smaller.

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