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Diminished

/dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/

To make smaller.

📖 Definitions of "Diminished"

verb

1
To make smaller.
2
To become smaller.
3
To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
4
To taper.

adjective

1
Lessened, reduced
"The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome."
2
Made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
"She felt diminished by the report card."
3
Reduced by a semitone

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
smallnoun	Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
vitiated	impaired by diminution
belittled	made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
impairednoun	Rendered less effective.
wasted	(slang) Very drunk or stoned.
reduced	Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
atrophied	Characterized by atrophy.
lessened	Having been lessened.
weakened	Reduced; made less strong.
decreased	made less in size or amount or degree

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
enlarged	expanded in scope
hypertrophied	(of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
lessenedverb	Having been lessened.
reducedverb	Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
weakenedverb	Reduced; made less strong.
impairednoun	Rendered less effective.
smallnoun	Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
wasted	(slang) Very drunk or stoned.
atrophiedverb	Characterized by atrophy.
belittled	made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
decreasedverb	made less in size or amount or degree
vitiated	impaired by diminution
mitigatedverb	(of problems or flaws) Lessened, reduced, or diminished, and thereby made better, improved.
decreasenoun	(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
reduceverb	(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
lessnoun	To a smaller extent or degree.
attenuated	Made, or become weak; subject to attenuation.
fadingnoun	The process by which something fades; gradual diminishment.
shranknoun	(US, Pennsylvania Dutch English) A large highly decorative German/Dutch-style piece of furniture, which combines aspects of a clothing wardrobe, curio, and cabinet.
decliningnoun	decline
shrunknoun	shrunken
fadedverb	That has lost some of its former vividness and colour.