To say so should not diminish his importance.
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Diminish
/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/
Synonyms for "diminish" (504 found)
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Closest matches (101)
Verb(20 words)
abaseabashabateabbreviateablateabradeabridgeabstractabuseadjustadjust toallayalleviateallow foralloyalteranesthetizeappeaseassuageattemper
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attenuatebank the firebatebe eaten awaybelittlebenumbbluntboil downbox inbringbring downbring lowchastencheapencircumscribeclipclosecollapsecolorcompresscondenseconditionconfineconstrainconstrictconsumeconsume awaycontractcontrolcoolcorrodecropcrumblecrushcurtailcushioncutcut backcut downdampdampende emphasizede-emphasizedeadendeaden the paindebasedecay
Noun(13 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (151)
declinedecreasedecrydeductdeflatedegradedeliquescedemeandepletedeprecatedepreciatedepressderidederogatedesiccatedetractdetract fromdevaluedie awaydie out
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dilutediscountdiscreditdismissdisparagedispraisedissipatedissolvedivedockdowngradedownplaydraindraw indrift awaydroopdropdrop offdry updulldumpdump ondwarfdwindleeaseease mattersease offeat awayebberodeextenuateextractfadefade awayfailfallfall awayfall offfile awayflagfomentgive reliefgloss overgogo awaygo inhamperhedge
Verb(44 words)
Noun(33 words)
decline in activitydecline in functiondecline of civilizationdeclinesdeclining demanddecrease in concentrationdecreased biotic integritydecreasesdecreasingdecrementingdecrementsdentdentsdepletingdiedie backdilute colorless solutiondilute solutiondilutingdiluting sauce
Adjective(6 words)
Related words (252)
hedge aboutholdhumiliateignoreimpairkeep within boundslanguishlapselayleachleavenlenifylessenlet uplightenlimitloplourlowerlull
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make allowance formeltmelt awayminceminifyminimizemitigatemoderatemodifymodulatemollifymove awaymove offnarrownumbobtundovershadowpadpalepalliateparepeter outpineplayplay downplummetplungepoulticepour balm intopour oil onprunepullpull awaypurifyput downqualifyrebaterecedereducereduce the temperaturerefineregulateregulate byrejectrelaxrelieveremitremoverestrainrestrictretireretreatretrenchretrocederoll backrub awayrun downrun lowsagsalvescalescale downsearseasonset conditionsset downset limitsshaveshortenshrinkshrivelsimplifysinkslackslackenslakeslightslow downslur oversmothersnapesobersober downsoft pedalsoft-pedalsoftensoothestand offstemstepstep downstiflestraitenstupesubductsubduesubsidesubtractsuffersuppresstail offtaketake awaytake downtake fromtake the edge offtalktametapertaper offtemperthinthin outtone downtrailtrip uptruncatetune downunderplayvarnishvilifyvitiatevituperatewanewastewaste awayweakenwearwear awayweedwhitewashwiden the distancewiltwind downwithdrawwitherwizenwrite off
Verb(53 words)
hinderimpairedlameslanguishedlessenedlessenslilliputianizeloseslower potential energyloweredlowersminceminimiseminimizemitigatedmitigatesneuteredoozepeteringquiet
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Adjective(6 words)
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6 entriesSample sentences
21 total sentences available.
With no supply of water from trees, rainfalls diminish in time and the area keeps drying up.
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Tom was accused of lying to the court in an effort to diminish his culpability.
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“O Allah, You created me when I was not worthy of mention; And You provided for me when I had nothing; And I wronged my soul and sinned, and I confess my guilt. If You forgive me, that will in no way diminish Your sovereignty; And if You punish me, that will in no way augment Your authority. You can find others to punish besides me, But I can find no one to forgive me but You. Truly, You are the most merciful of those who show mercy.”
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