diminishing

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  diminish 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  diminish 
 
  Sense  1 
  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
  =>  break 
  =>  shrink,  shrivel 
  =>  taper 
  =>  drop  off 
  =>  vanish,  fly 
  =>  break 
  =>  ease  up  ease  off  slacken  off  slack  off  flag 
  =>  boil  down  reduce,  decoct,  concentrate 
  =>  shrink,  contract 
  =>  shrivel,  shrivel  up  shrink,  wither 
  =>  abate,  let  up  slack  off  slack,  die  away 
  =>  deflate 
  =>  dwindle,  dwindle  away  dwindle  down 
  =>  depreciate,  undervalue,  devaluate,  devalue 
  =>  shorten 
  =>  thin  out 
  =>  decline  go  down  wane 
  =>  wane 
  =>  wane 
  =>  decrescendo 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  diminish 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  diminish 
 
  Sense  1 
  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
  =>  break 
  =>  shrink,  shrivel 
  =>  taper 
  =>  drop  off 
  =>  vanish,  fly 
  =>  break 
  =>  ease  up  ease  off  slacken  off  slack  off  flag 
  =>  boil  down  reduce,  decoct,  concentrate 
  =>  shrink,  contract 
  =>  flex 
  =>  shrivel,  shrivel  up  shrink,  wither 
  =>  atrophy 
  =>  die  back  die  down 
  =>  mummify,  dry  up 
  =>  abate,  let  up  slack  off  slack,  die  away 
  =>  deflate 
  =>  dwindle,  dwindle  away  dwindle  down 
  =>  depreciate,  undervalue,  devaluate,  devalue 
  =>  shorten 
  =>  thin  out 
  =>  decline  go  down  wane 
  =>  dip 
  =>  wear  on 
  =>  drop 
  =>  slump,  fall  off  sink 
  =>  tumble 
  =>  wane 
  =>  wane 
  =>  decrescendo 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  diminish 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  diminish 
 
  2  senses  of  diminish 
 
  Sense  1 
  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
  =>  change  magnitude 
 
  Sense  2 
  diminish,  belittle 
  =>  decrease,  lessen,  minify 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  diminish 
 
  diminish  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  diminish 
 
  Sense  1 
  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall 
  =>  change  magnitude 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  diminish,  belittle 
  =>  decrease,  lessen,  minify 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  diminishing 
  law  of  diminishing  returns 
 
  Overview  of  verb  diminish 
 
  The  verb  diminish  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall  --  (decrease  in  size,  extent,  or  range;  "The  amount  of  homework  decreased  towards  the  end  of  the  semester";  "The  cabin  pressure  fell  dramatically";  "her  weight  fall  to  under  a  hundred  pounds";  "his  voice  fell  to  a  whisper") 
  2.  (2)  diminish,  belittle  --  (lessen  the  authority,  dignity,  or  reputation  of  "don't  belittle  your  colleagues") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  diminishing 
 
  The  adj  diminishing  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  diminishing  --  (becoming  smaller  or  less  or  appearing  to  do  so  "diminishing  returns";  "his  diminishing  respect  for  her") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  diminishing 
 
  1  sense  of  diminishing 
 
  Sense  1 
  diminishing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  decreasing)  ->  increasing 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  diminishing 
 
  1  sense  of  diminishing 
 
  Sense  1 
  diminishing 
  =>  decreasing  (vs.  increasing) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  diminishing 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  diminishing 
 
  diminishing  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  diminishing 
  diminishing 
 
  Overview  of  verb  diminish 
 
  The  verb  diminish  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  decrease,  diminish,  lessen,  fall  --  (decrease  in  size,  extent,  or  range;  "The  amount  of  homework  decreased  towards  the  end  of  the  semester";  "The  cabin  pressure  fell  dramatically";  "her  weight  fall  to  under  a  hundred  pounds";  "his  voice  fell  to  a  whisper") 
  2.  (2)  diminish,  belittle  --  (lessen  the  authority,  dignity,  or  reputation  of  "don't  belittle  your  colleagues") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  diminishing 
 
  The  adj  diminishing  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  diminishing  --  (becoming  smaller  or  less  or  appearing  to  do  so  "diminishing  returns";  "his  diminishing  respect  for  her") 

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