QUINTUPLING Antonyms

• becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so

• a becoming gradually less

• gradually decreasing until little remains

• the act of causing to become less

• the act of causing something to move to a lower level

• darkened by clouds

• any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

• loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer

• a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)

• a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems

• separate into parts or portions

• perform a division

• act as a barrier between; stand between

• move or break apart

• make a division or separation

• force, take, or pull apart

• divide by two; divide into halves

• make small or insignificant

• represent as less significant or important

• cause to seem less serious; play down

• make a subtraction

• take off or away