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Antonyms:
increase
Often used in the same context:
minimize,
reduce,
mitigate,
diminish,
alleviate,
heighten,
relieve,
ameliorate,
eliminate,
counteract,
soften,
ease,
curtail,
exacerbate,
negate,
forestall,
magnify,
insulate,
lighten,
lessoned,
curb,
avoid,
obviate,
aggravate,
dampen,
maximize,
decreasing,
attenuate,
enhance,
amplify,
discourage,
abate,
tamp down,
hinder,
stave off,
stem,
outweigh,
assuage,
avert,
prevent,
neutralize,
increasing,
erode,
prolong,
downplay,
deepen,
lengthen,
weaken,
intensify,
undermine,
allay,
dilute,
soothe,
offset,
deaden,
dissipate,
undo,
lowering,
bolster,
deter,
shorten,
improve,
exaggerate,
impede,
affect,
limiting,
accentuate,
quell,
hamper,
blunting,
dispel,
undercut,
worsen,
spur,
erase,
sooth,
restrict,
hasten,
inhibit,
strengthen,
complicate,
defuse,
impair,
counterbalance,
stoke,
alter,
reinforce,
widen,
elevate,
engender,
squelch,
stanch,
encourage,
constrict,
thwart,
depress,
subside,
create,
underscore,
overcome,
absorb,
detract,
ripple,
breath,
tell,
affright,
an,
autumn,
be,
compare,
cynthia,
dampness,
dawn,
dawning,
dawns,
daybreak,
descend,
diminishes,
drams,
empress,
ensues,
etc.,
intolerable,
undue,
unnecessary,
agonizing,
inordinate,
insupportable,
lessened,
unbearable,
unendurable,
bearable,
consequent,
diminished,
ejaculatory,
enough,
excessive,
excruciating,
insistent,
lar,
lowered,
masticatory
More specific:
abate,
abbreviate,
abridge,
belittle,
boil down,
break,
bring down,
circumscribe,
concentrate,
confine,
contract,
cut,
cut back,
cut down,
de-escalate,
decline,
decoct,
decrescendo,
deflate,
depreciate,
devaluate,
devalue,
die away,
diminish,
drop off,
dwindle,
dwindle away,
dwindle down,
ease off,
ease up,
flag,
fly,
foreshorten,
go down,
let up,
limit,
lour,
lower,
minimize,
pare,
pare down,
reduce,
scale down,
shorten,
shrink,
shrivel,
shrivel up,
slack,
slacken,
slacken off,
slack off,
slack up,
slake,
step down,
taper,
thin out,
trim,
trim back,
trim down,
turn down,
undervalue,
vanish,
wane,
weaken,
wither
Appears in the definition of:
.,
allay,
bate,
belittle,
break,
check,
comfort,
contain,
control,
curb,
cut,
damp,
dampen,
deaden,
deflate,
depress,
dilute,
diminish,
ease,
extenuate,
hold,
hold in,
mitigate,
moderate,
palliate,
puncture,
rarefy,
reduce,
reducer,
reducing agent,
reductant,
relieve,
shelterbelt,
soften,
still,
thin,
thin out,
weaken,
windbreak
More general:
alter,
change,
change magnitude,
weaken
Synonyms:
decrease,
diminish,
fall,
minify,
subside
Also try:
— Nouns for lessen:
tension,
pressure,
affection,
problems,
delay,
fatigue,
hardships,
contractions
weight,
tilt,
sense,
more...
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