Synonyms and Antonyms of diminish
1
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
- tends to diminish any rival's accomplishments with snide remarks
bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, dis (also diss) [slang], discount, dismiss, disparage, kiss off, minimize, play down, poor-mouth, put down, run down, talk down, trash, trash-talk, vilipend, write off
discommend
abuse, scold
disapprove (of), dislike
censure, condemn, criticize, denounce, reprehend, reprobate
asperse, defame, malign, rip, slander, slur, traduce, vilify
discredit, disgrace
2
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
- the state's blood supplies were severely diminished by the two consecutive disasters
abate, de-escalate, decrease, dent, deplete, downscale, downsize, drop, dwindle, ease, knock down, lessen, lower, reduce
compress, condense, constrict, contract
abbreviate, abridge, clip, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, dock, nick, pare, prune, retrench, shorten, slash, trim, truncate, whittle
deflate, shrink
minimize
moderate, modify, modulate, qualify
blow up, dilate, distend, inflate, swell
elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract
add (to), complement, supplement
enhance, heighten, intensify
redouble
3
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
- the sound of the train diminished as our distance from it increased
abate, de-escalate, decline, decrease, die (away or down or out), drain (away), drop (off), dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, fall away, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, pall, phase down, ratchet (down) also
rachet (down)
, recede, relent, remit, shrink, subside, taper, taper off, wane
