Lessening Synonyms and Antonyms

A change downward
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. decrease
  2. decline
  3. shrinkage
  4. drop-off
To make less; reduce.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. decreasing
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. waning
  2. dropping
  3. slowing
  4. sinking
  5. sagging
  6. moderating
  7. slackening
  8. lowering
  9. shrinking
  10. drying-up
  11. shriveling up
  12. depreciating
  13. softening
  14. quieting
  15. weakening
  16. decaying
  17. narrowing
  18. drooping
  19. wasting
  20. running low
  21. running-down
  22. dying away
  23. dying down
  24. withering away
  25. fading away
  26. wearing-off
  27. wearing-out
  28. wearing away
  29. wearing down
  30. falling away
  31. falling-off
  32. slacking off
  33. growing less and less
  34. losing momentum
  35. losing spirit
  36. slumping
  37. in a slump
  38. plunging
  39. plummeting
  40. going-down
  41. going-back
  42. in reverse
  43. getting worse
  44. getting lower
  45. getting slower

Lessening Sentence Examples

  • The treatment of inflammation of mucous membrane is based upon the same principles as inflammation of the skin, and there too we usually associate means (I) for removing microbes, (2) for destroying them, (3) for lessening the irritation they produce, and (4) for repairing any mischief they have done.

  • The goldfields of the Yukon, though still valuable, show a lessening production.

  • Antiviral drugs are available that have some effect on lessening the symptoms and decreasing the length of herpes outbreaks.

  • The Original Other looked up, the magic lessening.

  • With basic substances, the chromophoric combination with a colourless acid is generally attended by a deepening in colour; auxochromic combination, on the other hand, with a lessening.

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