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- pronunciation:
- dih
mIn
ihsh
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
diminishes, diminishing, diminished |
| definition 1: |
to make smaller or cause to appear smaller in size or importance.
My younger brother's A+ in math diminished my achievements.- synonyms:
- decrease
- antonyms:
- amplify, enhance, increase, strengthen
- similar words:
- abate, contract, cut, dwarf, dwindle, eclipse, impair, lessen, lower, pare, reduce, shrink
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| definition 2: |
to decrease.
The pain diminished after he took aspirin.- synonyms:
- abate, decrease, dwindle
- antonyms:
- accumulate, build, increase, mount
- similar words:
- contract, dip, drop, ebb, fall, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, subside, taper, wane
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| related words: |
alleviate, condense, cool, dampen, deaden, decline, detract, dominate, fade, moderate, modify, narrow, recede, reflect, sag, shorten, shrink, sink, slip, slump, still, thin, trail, weaken |
adverb + (v.)diminish
dramatically, drastically, gradually, greatly, radically, severely, somewhat, thereby, vastly
(v.)diminish
+ adverb
considerably, likewise, rapidly
(v.)diminish
+ noun
ability,
absorption,
anxiety,
appeal,
attraction,
attractiveness,
capability,
capacity,
chance,
concentration,
dignity,
distance,
diversity,
effect,
effectiveness,
enjoyment,
enthusiasm,
expectation,
humanity,
impact,
importance,
incentive,
inequality,
influence,
intensity,
likelihood,
motivation,
pain,
popularity,
power,
prestige,
privacy,
probability,
productivity,
profit,
property,
prospect,
quality,
quantity,
relevance,
reputation,
resolve,
role,
scope,
significance,
size,
strength,
value,
well-being,
yield
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| derivations: |
diminishingly (adv.), diminishment (n.) |
The word diminish
contains the following part:
min
Latin
root
that means small; make smaller
  Example words:
diminish, diminutive, mince, miniature, minimize, minimum, minor, minority, minuend, minus, minute1
- synonyms:
- micro-
- antonyms:
- magn, magna, magni, maxi, mega, megal, megalo, -megaly, macro-
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