Synonyms for lessened
less·ened

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1. diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakenedadjective

   impaired by diminution

   Synonyms:
   wasted, hurt, small, debased, belittled, faded, attenuate, cut, diminished, vitiated, weakened, thinned, atrophied, corrupted, attenuated

   Antonyms:
   unmitigated, unimpaired

2. lessenedadjective

   decreased in severity; made less harsh

   Synonyms:
   weakened, vitiated, diminished

   Antonyms:
   unimpaired, unmitigated

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1. List of paraphrases for "lessened":

   mitigated, attenuated, reduced, decreased, diminished

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1. Larry Kramer:

   There's something, to me, cowardly about taking Truvada instead of using a condom, you're taking a drug that is poison to you, and it has lessened your energy to fight, to get involved, to do anything.

2. Representative Ed Royce:

   If this agreement goes through, Iran gets a cash bonanza, a boost to its international standing, and a lighted path toward nuclear weapons, with sweeping sanctions relief, we have lessened our ability to challenge Iran's conduct across the board. As Iran grows stronger, we will be weaker to respond.

3. Carol Fishman Cohen:

   The pandemic has definitely lessened the stigma around career breaks.

4. Juliana Fetherman:

   When I first started this he didn't have a lot of people like him, now he does work at a place that employs people with autism, so the need for him specifically to make friends has lessened a little.

5. Katie Blair:

   Today, the harm has been lessened, but we have not reached the day when LGBT Hoosiers can be assured that they can live their lives with freedom from discrimination.