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lessening |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lessen 2 of 3 senses of lessen 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 Sense 2 decrease, lessen, minify => moderate, mitigate => pare, pare down => limit, circumscribe, confine => reduce, boil down concentrate => shrink, reduce => abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => slake, abate, slack => turn down lower, lour => de-escalate, weaken, step down => minimize, minimise => reduce, cut down cut back trim, trim down trim back cut, bring down => slack, slacken, slack up => diminish, belittle Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lessen 2 of 3 senses of lessen 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 Sense 2 decrease, lessen, minify => moderate, mitigate => relieve => pare, pare down => limit, circumscribe, confine => number, keep down => cap => restrict, curtail, curb, cut back => immobilize, immobilise => paralyze, paralyse => palsy => stun, stupefy, stupify => demarcate, delimit, delimitate => reduce, boil down concentrate => shrink, reduce => reduce, scale down => reef => miniaturize, miniaturise => depopulate, desolate => contract => purse, wrinkle => abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce => bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten => condense, concentrate => encapsulate, capsule, capsulize => telescope => slake, abate, slack => turn down lower, lour => de-escalate, weaken, step down => minimize, minimise => reduce, cut down cut back trim, trim down trim back cut, bring down => shorten => foreshorten => clip, curtail, cut short => syncopate => truncate, cut short => quench => cut => retrench => slash => thin out => snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back => shear => poll, pollard => top pinch => tail => disbud => thin => draw => take away detract => deflate => inflate => shave, knock off => mark down => discount => allow => rebate => slack, slacken, slack up => diminish, belittle Entailment of verb lessen Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb lessen 3 senses of lessen Sense 1 decrease, diminish, lessen, fall => change magnitude Sense 2 decrease, lessen, minify => change, alter Sense 3 subside, lessen => weaken Familiarity of verb lessen lessen used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lessen Sense 1 decrease, diminish, lessen, fall => change magnitude -------------- Sense 2 decrease, lessen, minify => change, alter -------------- Sense 3 subside, lessen => weaken -------------- Grep of noun lessening lessening Overview of noun lessening The noun lessening has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) decrease, lessening, drop-off -- (a change downward; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales") Overview of verb lessen The verb lessen has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (5) 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) decrease, lessen, minify -- (make smaller; "He decreased his staff") 3. (1) subside, lessen -- (wear off or die down "The pain subsided") Overview of adj lessening The adj lessening has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) lessening -- (becoming less in dimension or degree; "the lessening distance between us") Antonyms of adj lessening 1 sense of lessening Sense 1 lessening INDIRECT (VIA decreasing) -> increasing Similarity of adj lessening 1 sense of lessening Sense 1 lessening => decreasing (vs. increasing) Attributes of adj lessening Familiarity of adj lessening lessening used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj lessening lessening Overview of noun lessening The noun lessening has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) decrease, lessening, drop-off -- (a change downward; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales") Overview of verb lessen The verb lessen has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (5) 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) decrease, lessen, minify -- (make smaller; "He decreased his staff") 3. (1) subside, lessen -- (wear off or die down "The pain subsided") Overview of adj lessening The adj lessening has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) lessening -- (becoming less in dimension or degree; "the lessening distance between us")
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