DIMINISHES Synonyms: 184 Similar and Opposite Words

diminishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of diminish

as in minimizes

to express scornfully one's low opinion of tends to diminish any rival's accomplishments with snide remarks

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as in reduces

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent the state's blood supplies were severely diminished by the two consecutive disasters

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as in decreases

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually the sound of the train diminished as our distance from it increased

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Recent Examples of diminishes By effectively raising the threshold in the playoffs, the NFL acknowledges that over-officiating diminishes the product and that marginal penalties should not decide its most important games. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Subtracting LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges somewhat diminishes the overall talent, but Charlotte wanted Miller and Knueppel to usher them into the next era. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 When every decision requires multiple levels of authorization, ownership naturally diminishes. — Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 That combination would reduce discretionary spending while businesses lose pricing power and their hiring appetite diminishes. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 None of this diminishes the humanity of a fetus or the anguish of parents confronting a lethal or life-limiting diagnosis. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026 When the quantum of color deposited by the brush diminishes, and grows lighter, its essence as paint applied by brush reveals itself. — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 The impressive density of this overload, which embraces the possibilities of relatively new technology to find novel ways to deliver and compress context, diminishes as Carter is drawn to Japan by Izumi Adachi (Kiko Mizuhara). — Vadim Rizov, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026 The governor’s effective yield to Harris diminishes the possibility of a showdown between two of California’s most powerful political figures in an election whose stakes are viewed by the Democratic Party as existential. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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Verb

The monitor also includes Eye Saver Mode, which minimizes blue light.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026
The Camping House is designed to be installed using reversible anchoring and without traditional foundations, which minimizes its impact on the site.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of minimizes

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Automating classification while reserving human review for high-risk cases strengthens governance, improves compliance and reduces the risk of sensitive data exposure.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Northrop Grumman slashes overall weight and reduces total part counts, manufacturing combat-ready autonomous jets at a fraction of typical costs.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of reduces

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The front finally moves through on Friday, but some heavy rain will still be possible early, before the chance of rain decreases into the weekend.

— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
The Nebraska researchers also found that hafnia becomes more stable as its thickness decreases.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of decreases

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If your team is afraid to name real weaknesses, or if leadership dismisses uncomfortable truths, the analysis won’t do what it’s meant to do.

— Nancy Padberg, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Risks, but not existential ones Not everyone dismisses the risk quite so bluntly, though.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of dismisses

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Chadchart said despite the heavy rain, flooding should recede once the rain subsides, as city officials are working to drain floodwaters as quickly as possible.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Ideally, those refugees would remain in human care for years or even decades until the mussel invasion subsides.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

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For an administration that famously denigrates Chicago, Friday was a notably good day for federal money for the city’s historic status as a rail hub.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
These two characters have maybe two minutes of screentime between them, and yet a certain portion of the internet, and Elon Musk, have raged, gnashed teeth and howled to the wind about the way this denigrates a Greek classic.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026