Synonyms

decrease diminish fall

Examples

"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester" "The cabin pressure fell dramatically" "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds" "his voice fell to a whisper"

Used in print

It could provide security without cost of armaments and increase German prosperity and lessen taxation .

The temptation is to say that , as the percentage of church_members mounted , the degree of discipline exercised by the churches lessened and the trend was towards conformity to the general level .

True , our problems have lessened a_bit as more_and_more of our neighbors have built their own pools , thereby diluting our spectacular attractions .

But cooperation and understanding between local officials and the citizenry help lessen this problem .

Both church and graveyard were smaller than she remembered them ( how many things had lessened while she was gone away ) but the headstones had grown so thick in thirty years that to find one named `` Dorothy_Tredding '' seemed suddenly impossible .

Related terms

increase change_magnitude dwindle decelerate decline shrivel weaken abate drop_off shrink wane taper ease_up depreciate shorten remit thin_out de-escalate boil_down wane vanish shrink decrescendo break break deflate decrease decrease drop decrease

Synonyms

decrease minify

Examples

"He decreased his staff"

Used in print

As Hudson resumed his desperate criss-crossing of the little bay , every incident lessened the crew 's respect for him .

It rested its decision solely on 7 , which reads in pertinent part : `` [ N_]_o corporation engaged in commerce shall acquire , directly or indirectly , the whole or any part of the stock or other share capital of another corporation engaged also in commerce , where the effect of such acquisition may be to substantially lessen competition between the corporation whose stock is so acquired and the corporation making the acquisition , or to restrain such commerce in any section or community , or tend to create a monopoly of any line of commerce .

Related terms

increase change reduce minimize limit abridge shrink diminish turn_down de-escalate pare slack slake reduce mitigate cut decrease

Synonyms

subside

Examples

"The pain subsided"

Used in print

Now he broke them open , hoping a good meal might lessen this depression crushing Hettie .

Related terms

weaken remission