diminution
noun
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
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
change toward something smaller or lower
Types & categories
- decrease hypernym
- worsening hyponym
- detumescence hyponym
- ebb hyponym
- erosion hyponym
- loss hyponym
- nosedive hyponym
- sinking spell hyponym
- slippage hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
Types & categories
- statement hypernym
Related & opposite
- augmentation antonym
Sense 3 noun
the act of decreasing or reducing something
Types & categories
- change of magnitude hypernym
- cut hyponym
- mitigation hyponym
- lowering hyponym
- cutback hyponym
- devaluation hyponym
- devitalization hyponym
- mitigation hyponym
- easing hyponym
- de-escalation hyponym
- minimization hyponym
- depletion hyponym
- shortening hyponym
- shrinking hyponym
- subtraction hyponym
- deflation hyponym
- discount hyponym
- rollback hyponym
- weakening hyponym
- depreciation hyponym
- contraction hyponym
- reverse split hyponym
- amortization hyponym
- declassification hyponym
- tax shelter hyponym
- tax credit hyponym
Related & opposite
- step-up antonym
- decrease derivation
- scale down derivation
- shrink derivation
- de-escalate derivation
- reduce derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | decrease |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wane |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | decrease |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | worsening |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | detumescence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ebb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | erosion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | loss |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nosedive |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sinking spell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | slippage |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | augmentation |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | statement |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | step-up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | decrease |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | scale down |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | shrink |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | de-escalate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | reduce |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | change of magnitude |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cut |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mitigation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lowering |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cutback |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | devaluation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | devitalization |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mitigation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | easing |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | de-escalation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | minimization |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | depletion |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | shortening |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | shrinking |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | subtraction |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | deflation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | discount |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rollback |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | weakening |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | depreciation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | contraction |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | reverse split |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | amortization |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | declassification |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tax shelter |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tax credit |