DIMINISHING Synonyms: 232 Similar and Opposite Words

diminishing 1 of 2

noun

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as in reducing

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verb

present participle of diminish

as in minimizing

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

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as in decreasing

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 subsiding

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 diminishing

Noun

With Haliburton, the Pacers are set there, so protecting a pick further into the lottery had diminishing value for Indiana. —

Jay King, New York Times, 13 May 2026 The ability to comfortably live in California has become more difficult for the average resident, as the cost of living and the dollar's diminishing value have increased over the last year, said Theresa Rutherford, president of SEIU 1020. —

Paris Barraza, USA Today, 1 May 2026 Spring-Flowering Trees To avoid removing flower buds and diminishing—or halting entirely—the annual floral show, wait to prune trees that bloom before July until they are done flowering. —

Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026 Consolidation of power This diminishing of the role of the presidency and political legitimacy forms the background to any questions of succession now. —

Roxane Razavi, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026 Based on the diminishing returns of the Reading Challenge over the years (at this point, the Library needs to be shut down and defunded. —

Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2026 Pollsters began noting diminishing approval for LGBTQ legal protections. —

Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026 But its premise never evolves enough to let loose in ridiculous fashion, yielding diminishing returns. —

Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026 The diminishing results amplified his idiosyncrasies. —

Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026

Verb

Section Two of the Voting Rights Act was written to prevent diminishing the voting power of racial minorities by packing them into one district or spreading them out across many districts. —

Sarah Clifton, USA Today, 16 May 2026 Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies have kept many of the same players on the roster since the team’s 2022 run all the way to the World Series, though the returns have been diminishing. —

Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 But the film keeps circling itself, with diminishing traction. —

David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026 Advertisement The logarithmic compression reflects the economic principle of diminishing marginal returns to scale preventing very large companies from dominating the ranking purely because of their scale. —

Time Staff, Time, 12 May 2026 Some employ these tools respectfully and responsibly, creating new means to share the stories of victims or of the rapidly diminishing number of living witnesses. —

Toby Axelrod, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026 At some point, the NFL will have to decide whether squeezing every possible dollar out of media rights is worth diminishing the on-field product. —

Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026 The Wolves have not solved Wembanyama, who is significantly diminishing their inside presence. —

Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 10 May 2026 Back at the Elias-Clarke building, Runway’s intrepid leader Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) and her deputy Nigel (Stanley Tucci) fight to keep their once-vital, but now diminishing, print product alive in the digital age. —

Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for diminishing

Noun

The long answer is that Estée Lauder’s Diamond Moisturizer is hydrating (as all moisturizers should be), firming, tightening, wrinkle-reducing, age spot-fading, and texture-smoothing.

— Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
Moisturizing, soothing, and redness reducing, Erborian’s CC Cream is the ultimate cult-favorite beauty product.

— Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025