reduce a critical situation Synonym

event, occurrence, episode, happening, affair, situation, case, circumstance, development, experience, occasion, adventure, confrontation, mishap, accident, altercation, clash, encounter, fracas, skirmish, disturbance, disruption, commotion, uproar, turmoil, trouble, conflict, fight, brawl, scuffle, melee, row, quarrel, squabble, spat, tiff, argument, disagreement, dispute, controversy, fray, engagement, battle, combat, struggle, collision, crash, impact [x]

Wie geht's, wie läuft's, was gibt's Neues, was läuft, geht ab, was geht, was läuft bei dir, was gibt's, wie steht's, wie sieht's aus, was macht die Lage, was macht das Leben, was gibt's bei dir, was geht vor, was treibst du, was läuft so, was geht so, was gibt's so, was läuft ab, was geht ab bei dir, was läuft bei dir ab, was geht bei dir ab, was gibt's Neues bei dir, wie läuft's bei dir, wie geht's dir, wie steht's bei dir, wie sieht's bei dir aus, was macht die Lage bei dir, was macht das Leben bei dir, was gibt's bei dir Neues, was geht vor bei dir, was treibst du so, was läuft so bei dir, was geht so bei dir, was gibt's so bei dir, was läuft ab bei dir, was macht die [x]

destroy, devastate, annihilate, obliterate, ravage, ruin, demolish, wreck, crush, exterminate, eradicate, wipe out, slaughter, massacre, butcher, slay, eliminate, liquidate, extirpate, raze, desolate, lay waste, tear down, level, flatten, shatter, smash, break down, dismantle, disassemble, disintegrate, fragment, splinter, wreckage, havoc, spoil, mar, impair, cripple, disable, incapacitate, maim, mutilate, deface, deform, disfigure, vandalize, sabotage, gut, trash [x]

derogatory, belittling, demeaning, denigrating deprecatory, scorn, contemptuous, critical, pejorative, slighting, insulting, disdainful, dismissive, uncomplimentary, reproachful, disparagement, defamatory, vilifying, slanderous, libelous, maligning, abusive, offensive, scathing, vitriolic, cutting, biting, sarcastic, snide, sneering, scoffing, mocking, ridiculing, derisive, jeering, taunting, scolding, reproving, rebuking, chastising, castigating, lambasting, berating, upbraiding, excoriating, vituperative, invective, opprobrious, contumelious [x]

alleviate, reduce, lessen, diminish, ease, relieve, soften, moderate, temper, allay, assuage, palliate, abate, lighten, mollify, soothe, blunt, weaken, dampen, placate, quell, calm, cushion, tone down, extenuate, mitigate, appease [x]

reduce, shorten, diminish, decrease, cut, trim, lessen, abbreviate, restrict, limit, downsize, pare, shrink, truncate, slash, curb, retrench, contract, abridge, condense, compress, prune, clip, cut back, cut down, scale down, taper, narrow, cut short, cut off, cut back on, cut down on, hold back, rein in, check, restrain, constrain, confine, moderate, temper, tone down, cut to the bone, cut to the quick, cut to the core, cut to the heart, cut to the chase, cut to the nub, cut to the essence, cut to the marrow [x]

alleviate-pressure, reduce-stress, ease-burden, lessen-tension, diminish-strain, relieve-pressure, lighten-load, soften-impact, decrease-strain, moderate-stress, soothe-tension, abate-pressure, mitigate-stress, assuage-burden, temper-strain, calm-tension, allay-pressure, ease-strain, lessen-burden, reduce-tension, relieve-strain, lighten-burden, diminish-stress, alleviate-strain, decrease-tension, moderate-strain, soothe-stress, abate-strain, mitigate-tension, assuage-strain, temper-stress, calm-strain, allay-stress, ease-pressure, lessen-stress, reduce-burden, relieve-tension, lighten-strain, diminish-burden, alleviate-tension, decrease-burden, moderate-tension, soothe-burden, abate-tension, mitigate-burden, assuage-tension, temper-burden, calm-burden, allay-tension [x]

reduce-conflict, ease-tension, alleviate-discord, lessen-disagreement, smooth-over, diminish-strain, soften-clash, moderate-dispute, relieve-friction, decrease-tension, pacify-disagreement, temper-conflict, assuage-discord, mollify-tension, placate-dispute, soothe-strain, calm-clash, defuse-disagreement, mitigate-tension, ease-discord, lessen-strain, alleviate-tension, reduce-discord, diminish-disagreement, smooth-tension, moderate-strain, relieve-discord, decrease-disagreement, pacify-tension, temper-strain, assuage-tension, mollify-discord, placate-tension, soothe-discord, calm-disagreement, defuse-tension, mitigate-discord, ease-strain, lessen-discord, alleviate-strain, reduce-tension, diminish-discord, smooth-disagreement, moderate-tension, relieve-strain, decrease-discord, pacify-discord, temper-tension [x]

alleviates-the-problem, reduces-the-issue, lessens-the-problem, eases-the-issue, diminishes-the-problem, relieves-the-issue, ameliorates-the-problem, softens-the-issue, moderates-the-problem, lightens-the-issue, abates-the-problem, assuages-the-issue, mitigates-the-problem, palliates-the-issue, tempers-the-problem [x]

alleviates-the-problem, reduces-the-problem, lessens-the-problem, eases-the-problem, diminishes-the-problem, relieves-the-problem, ameliorates-the-problem, softens-the-problem, lightens-the-problem, moderates-the-problem, attenuates-the-problem, abates-the-problem, assuages-the-problem, palliates-the-problem, tempers-the-problem, soothes-the-problem, mollifies-the-problem, mitigates-the-issue, alleviates-the-issue, reduces-the-issue, lessens-the-issue, eases-the-issue, diminishes-the-issue, relieves-the-issue, ameliorates-the-issue, softens-the-issue, lightens-the-issue, moderates-the-issue, attenuates-the-issue, abates-the-issue, assuages-the-issue, palliates-the-issue, tempers-the-issue, soothes-the-issue, mollifies-the-issue [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]

slims, narrows, reduces, diminishes, tapers, attenuates, lessens, decreases, weakens, shrinks, contracts, condenses, slenders, refines, sifts, filters, clarifies, purifies, distills, winnows, pares, trims, prunes, abridges, abbreviates, curtails, cuts, slashes, shears, scales down, slims down, pares down, whittles down, pares back, cuts back, scales back, slims out, thins out, lightens, alleviates, mitigates, relieves, eases, moderates, tempers, softens, mollifies, palliates, extenuates, ameliorates [x]

be-in-a-bind, be-in-a-jam, be-in-a-pickle, be-in-a-fix, be-in-a-dilemma, be-in-trouble, be-in-a-quandary, be-in-a-predicament, be-in-a-tight-spot, be-in-a-difficult-situation, be-in-a-m, be-in-hot-water, be-in-a-spot, be-in-a-squeeze, be-in-a-tight-situation, be-in-a-tough-spot, be-in-a-hard-place, be-in-a-sticky-situation, be-in-a-corner, be-in-a-pinch, be-in-a-scrape [x]

encounters-the-difficulty, confronts-the-problem, deals-with-the-issue, faces-the-challenge, meets-the-obstacle, tackles-the-hurdle, grapples-with-the-complication, confronts-the-difficulty, addresses-the-problem, handles-the-issue, contends-with-the-challenge, faces-the-dilemma, confronts-the-hurdle, deals-with-the-complication, meets-the-challenge, tackles-the-problem, grapples-with-the-difficulty, addresses-the-issue, handles-the-problem, contends-with-the-obstacle, faces-the-issue, confronts-the-challenge, deals-with-the-dilemma, meets-the-problem, tackles-the-difficulty, grapples-with-the-problem, addresses-the-challenge, handles-the-difficulty, contends-with-the-hurdle, faces-the-obstacle, confronts-the-issue, deals-with-the-hurdle, meets-the-difficulty, tackles-the-issue, grapples-with-the-hurdle, addresses-the-difficulty, handles-the-challenge, contends-with-the-problem, faces-the-hurdle, confronts-the-dilemma, deals-with-the-obstacle, meets-the-issue, tackles-the-dilemma, grapples-with-the-issue, addresses-the-dilemma, handles-the-obstacle, contends-with-the-difficulty [x]

decrease, reduce, lessen, lower, shrink, decline, dwindle, diminish, abate, subside, wane, taper, contract, curtail, cut, slash, trim, pare, attenuate, ebb, recede, mitigate, alleviate, moderate, downsize, minify, depreciate, deplete, drain, exhaust, sap, weaken, undermine, erode, thin, dilute, deflate, abridge, truncate, abbreviate, cut back, cut down, scale down, cut short, knock down, knock off, knock back, whittle down, shave off [x]