diminish
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
decrease in size, extent, or range
The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
Types & categories
- change magnitude hypernym
- break hyponym
- shrivel hyponym
- taper hyponym
- drop off hyponym
- vaporize hyponym
- break hyponym
- ease off hyponym
- weaken hyponym
- decoct hyponym
- shrink hyponym
- shrink hyponym
- let up hyponym
- deflate hyponym
- dwindle hyponym
- remit hyponym
- de-escalate hyponym
- devaluate hyponym
- shorten hyponym
- thin out hyponym
- wane hyponym
- wane hyponym
- wane hyponym
- slow down hyponym
- decrescendo hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
don't belittle your colleagues
Types & categories
- minify hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | increase |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | reduction |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | decrement |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | free fall |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | decrease |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | diminution |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | decrease |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change magnitude |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | break |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shrivel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | taper |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | drop off |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vaporize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | break |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ease off |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | weaken |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | decoct |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shrink |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shrink |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | let up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | deflate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dwindle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | remit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | de-escalate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | devaluate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shorten |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thin out |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wane |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wane |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wane |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | slow down |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | decrescendo |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | minify |