diminish Synonym

end, termination, halt, stop, discontinuation, conclusion, finish, closure, ceasing, pause, interruption, suspension, break, discontinuance, abeyance, standstill, arrest, freeze, respite, adjournment, intermission, moratorium, quiescence, desistance, surcease, stay [x]

altered, changed, modified, converted, adapted, revised, reshaped, reformed, remodeled, transfigured, metamorphosed, transmuted, restructured, revamped, reworked, updated, adjusted, evolved, transitioned, revolutionized, regenerated, renewed, reconstituted, reengineered, reoriented, redefined, recast, reconditioned, reconfigured, reassembled, reestablished, reimagined, retooled, rethought [x]

convert, change, alter, modify, metamorphose, transmute, trans, revolutionize, remodel, reshape, rework, reconstruct, reform, refashion, renew, revamp, overhaul, adapt, adjust, amend, evolve, develop, upgrade, improve, enhance, refine, reengineer, retool, reconstitute, reorient, reconfigure, reframe, reforge, regenerate, rejuvenate, transfigure, translate, transmogrify, morph, shift, switch, switch over, transition, transubstantiate, make over, turn into, change into [x]

cutbacks, reductions, downsizing, economizing, savings, curtailments, contractions, austerity measures budget cuts, cost-cutting streamlining, layoffs trimming, paring down, belt-tightening, economization, pruning, scaling back, slashing, retrenchment measures, expenditure reduction, financial tightening, fiscal restraint, spending cuts, workforce reduction, efficiency measures, operational cuts, resource reduction, budgetary constraints, financial cutbacks, expenditure cuts, fiscal cuts, operational downsizing, staff reductions, budgetary reductions, financial savings, operational savings, cost reductions, fiscal economizing, expenditure economizing, financial economizing, operational economizing, budget economizing, fiscal savings, spending reductions, financial streamlining, operational streamlining [x]

reductions, decreases, declines, diminutions, cutbacks, lessening, abatement, curtailments, shrinkages, contractions, waning, dwindling, attenuation, retrenchments, mitigation, tapering, subsidence, alleviation, moderation, weakening, depletion, erosion, slashing, trimming, pruning, abridgment, cut, drop, fall, lowering, minimization, reduction, subtraction, truncation, cutdown, decrement, diminution, shrinkage, contraction, decline, decrease, curtailment, retrenchment [x]

reduced, decreased, lessened, lowered, shrunk, contracted, curtailed, minimized, attenuated, abated, dwindled, weakened, declined, shrunken, truncated, cut down, scaled down, abridged, deflated, depreciated, devalued, downgraded, impaired, mitigated, moderated [x]

ease tensions, reduce tensions, alleviate tensions, defuse tensions, lessen tensions, mitigate tensions, calm tensions, soothe tensions, decrease tensions, lower tensions, relieve tensions, moderate tensions, pacify tensions, allay tensions, assuage tensions, temper tensions, soften tensions, abate tensions, quell tensions, subdue tensions, dampen tensions, cool tensions, placate tensions, mollify tensions, appease tensions, tranquilize tensions, smooth tensions, settle tensions, quiet tensions, diminish friction, reduce friction, ease friction, alleviate friction, defuse friction, lessen friction, mitigate friction, calm friction, soothe friction, decrease friction, lower friction, relieve friction, moderate friction, pacify friction, allay friction, assuage friction, temper friction, soften friction, abate friction [x]

downsizing, reduction, cutback, decrease, contraction, shrinking, minimization, curtailment, diminution, lessening, retrenchment, tapering, trimming, abatement, decline, lowering, compression, attenuation, abridgment, cut, cut-down, cutback,, diminishment, drop, fall, slash, slashing, squeeze, truncation, whittling, winding down [x]

reduce-conflict, mitigate-conflict, lessen-conflict, diminish-conflict, alleviate-conflict, minimize-conflict, lower-conflict, ease-conflict, abate-conflict, defuse-conflict, resolve-conflict, de-escalate-conflict, curtail-conflict, temper-conflict, moderate-conflict, subdue-conflict, pacify-conflict, quiet-conflict, soothe-conflict, placate-conflict, mollify-conflict, quell-conflict, suppress-conflict, restrain-conflict, check-conflict, control-conflict, contain-conflict, dampen-conflict, neutralize-conflict, calm-conflict, settle-conflict, reconcile-conflict, harmonize-conflict, mediate-conflict, arbitrate-conflict, negotiate-conflict, address-conflict, handle-conflict, manage-conflict, smooth-conflict, soften-conflict, tranquilize-conflict, appease-conflict, assuage-conflict, moderate-dispute, lessen-dispute, reduce-dispute, mitigate-dispute, diminish-dispute [x]

downplays-the-issue, minimizes-the-issue trivializes-the-issue, understates-the-issue, belittles-the-issue, marginalizes-the-issue, reduces-the-issue, lessens-the-issue, de-emphasizes-the-issue, soft-pedals-the-issue [x]

reduces, decreases, diminishes, lessens, drops, cuts, declines, minimizes, abates, curtails, weakens, attenuates, mitigates, moderates, shrinks, slashes, trims, scales down, brings down, deflates, depresses, downgrades, undercuts, discounts, cheapens, devalues, demotes, de-escalates, tones down, subdues, tempers, alleviates, softens, pares down, prunes, abridges, contracts, narrows, truncates, abbreviates, shortens, curbs, restrains, reins in, suppresses, stifles, quells, quashes, dampens, blunts [x]

reduces, decreases, lessens, shrinks, declines, wanes, abates, contracts, curtails, dwindles, subsides, weakens, attenuates, slumps, recedes, mitigates, minimizes, slashes, trims, lowers, deflates, depreciates, depletes, erodes, saps, undermines, shortens, cuts, thins, fades, drops, slims, narrows, abridges, compresses, truncates, pares, prunes, scales down, tapers, withers, ebbs, lightens, alleviates, moderates, tempers, diminishes [x]

reduces, lessens, diminishes, decreases, curtails, cuts down, trims, scales down, shrinks, abbreviates, condenses, contracts, compresses, slashes, pares down, mitigates, alleviates, attenuates, moderates, tones down, softens, downplays, underplays, understates, belittles, trivializes, marginalizes, downscales, down-sizes, abridges, shortens, economizes, streamlines, simplifies, prunes, whittles down, cuts back, limits, restrains, controls, restricts, confines, narrows, reduces in size, reduces in extent, reduces in scope, reduces in importance, reduces in intensity, reduces in degree [x]

reduces, diminishes, lessens, declines, drops, falls, lowers abates, shrinks, wanes, subsides, dwindles, contracts, curtails, minimizes, attenuates, slashes, cuts, mitigates, weakens, recedes, slumps, depletes, erodes, trims, deflates, de-escalates, degrades, depreciates, devalues, abates, alleviates, moderates, pares, saps, shortens, thins, truncates, undercuts [x]

retreats, withdraws, ebbs, subsides, diminishes, wanes, abates, lessens, declines, recedes, backs off, pulls back, shrinks, contracts, fades, dwindles [x]