Diminished

/dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/

Synonyms for "diminished" (105 found)

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Closest matches (21)

Verb(6 words)

abated allayed attenuating decimated declined decremented

Adjective(11 words)

altered atrophic atrophied attenuate attenuated belittled curtailed decrease decreaseddecreased trustdeemphasize

attenuated bated consumed contracted

Strong matches (32)

deflated dissipated eroded fallen humbled less

Verb(10 words)

detracted dialed dropped dwindled ebbed emasculated extenuated fizzled impaired inhibited

Adjective(9 words)

devaluediluted saucedimmer downplaydramatic dilutionenfeebled fainter feeblerless bright

Noun(6 words)

diluted formdownscaledrastically reducedflagginggreatly reducedlanguishing

Determiner(1 words)

less dutch water resources

Related words (52)

Adjective(23 words)

lessen lessened lesser lowered marginal minor reduce reduced scaled-down secondary shortened shrink shrivelled shrunken small smaller tattered vitiated wastedwatered-down version

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weaken weakened weaker

Adjective(2 words)

lessened reduced

lour lower miniaturized minimized shorn short shorter shrunkenwatered downworn

Verb(13 words)

lower minimized mitigated receded sagged sapped shrank shriveled shrunk stultified subtracted undermined waned

Noun(3 words)

service degradationthe lessweakened form

Preposition(1 words)

to a lesser extent

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

16 entries

brightness changechord qualitydecrease degree emphasis extent illuminance importance intensityinterval qualitymusic theory termreduction significance size value

More specific

13 entries

attenuate deemphasizediminished fifthdiminished seventhdiminished triaddownplayfaint illuminationlow prioritylower brightnessminimizeminor impactreduced extentsmaller size

Collocations

9 entries

diminished brightnessdiminished capacitydiminished impactdiminished performancediminished returnsdiminished significancediminished valuediminishing marginal returnsdiminishing returns

Inflections

4 entries

diminishes diminishingmore diminishedmost diminished

Derivations

4 entries

diminish diminishable diminishing diminishment

similar

3 entries

decreased impaired reduced

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Even the most graceful and imposing existing buildings may now be so sadly diminished as to seem slightly ridiculous beside the monster.

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Recently, the dignity and importance of the Japanese father has diminished.

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The war diminished the wealth of the country.

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Age diminished his strength.

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