LESSEN Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word lessen. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for LESSEN
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decrease | verbv | |||||||
noun • a change downward • a process of becoming smaller or shorter • the amount by which something decreases • the act of decreasing or reducing something verb • decrease in size, extent, or range • make become smaller | ||||||||
diminish | verbv | |||||||
verb • decrease in size, extent, or range • lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of | ||||||||
fall | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve • the season when the leaves fall from the trees • a sudden drop from an upright position • a downward slope or bend • a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity • a sudden decline in strength or number or importance • a movement downward • the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) • the time of day immediately following sunset • when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity verb • descend in free fall under the influence of gravity • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way • pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind • come under, be classified or included • fall from clouds • suffer defeat, failure, or ruin • die, as in battle or in a hunt • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly • be captured • occur at a specified time or place • decrease in size, extent, or range • yield to temptation or sin • lose office or power • to be given by assignment or distribution • move in a specified direction • be due • lose one's chastity • to be given by right or inheritance • come into the possession of • fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed • be inherited by • slope downward • lose an upright position suddenly • drop oneself to a lower or less erect position • fall or flow in a certain way • assume a disappointed or sad expression • be cast down • come out; issue • be born, used chiefly of lambs • begin vigorously • go as if by falling • come as if by falling | ||||||||
minify | verbv | |||||||
verb • make become smaller | ||||||||
subside | verbv | |||||||
verb • wear off or die down • sink to a lower level or form a depression • sink down or precipitate • descend into or as if into some soft substance or place |