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Lessening

🔄 Synonyms of "Lessening"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
decreasenoun	(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
decreasingnoun	On the decrease.
drop-offnoun	A delivery; the act of leaving a package, etc.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
increasenoun	(intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.

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

Word	Definition
decreasenoun	(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
drop-offnoun	A delivery; the act of leaving a package, etc.
decreasingnoun	On the decrease.
diminutionnoun	A lessening, decrease or reduction.
minimizeverb	(transitive) To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
diminishingnoun	becoming smaller
reduced	Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
attenuationnoun	A gradual diminishing of strength.
reduceverb	(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
let-upnoun	Alternative form of letup. [A pause or period of slackening.]
subsidingnoun	The act by which something subsides.
shrinkingnoun	The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
loweringnoun	The act of something being lowered.
decliningnoun	decline
abatementnoun	The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.
narrowingnoun	The process of becoming narrow.
lossnoun	(countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
relaxationnoun	The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.
weakeningnoun	An instance or process of loss of strength.
lowerverb	Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.