Defenition of the word lessening

• Defenition of the word lessening

  • The act of abating or the state of being abated.
  • a change downward; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • becoming less in dimension or degree; "the lessening distance between us"
  • a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • a change downward

Synonyms for the word lessening

• • attenuation
  • decrease
  • drop-off
  • dwindling
  • reduction
  • shrinking

Similar words in the lessening

• • decreasing
  • lessening

Hyponyms for the word lessening

• • attrition
  • casualty
  • dwindling
  • dwindling away
  • shrinkage
  • shrinking
  • sinking
  • waning

Hypernyms for the word lessening

• • alteration
  • change
  • modification

Antonyms for the word lessening

• • increase

See other words

• • What is dwindled
  • The definition of diminishing
  • The interpretation of the word diminishes
  • What is meant by diminished
  • The lexical meaning make smaller
  • The dictionary meaning of the word substantiations
  • The grammatical meaning of the word consequential
  • Meaning of the word cheapen
  • Literal and figurative meaning of the word devalue
  • The origin of the word lessened
  • Synonym for the word lessens
  • Antonyms for the word ebbs
  • Homonyms for the word ebbed
  • Hyponyms for the word unbind
  • Holonyms for the word withdrawals
  • Hypernyms for the word vacate
  • Proverbs and sayings for the word give ground
  • Translation of the word in other languages retreated