Thesaurus:diminish

Thesaurus

diminish

English

Verb

Sense: to make smaller

Synonyms

• abate
• bring down
• cut    [⇒ thesaurus]
• decrease    [⇒ thesaurus]
• decrement    [⇒ thesaurus]
• diminish
• foreshorten
• lessen
• lower
• reduce

Antonyms

• augment    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:decrease (intransitive, to become smaller)

Further reading

• “36. nonincrease, decrease” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “diminish” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.