Antonyms for lessen
ˈlɛs ənlessen

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. lessen

   The storm, the fever, the pain abates. Interest declines. Misfortunes may be mitigated, desires moderated, intense anger abated, population decreased, taxes reduced. We abate a nuisance, terminate a controversy, suppress a rebellion. See ALLEVIATE.

   Antonyms:
   aggravate, amplify, continue, develop, enhance, enlarge, extend, foment, increase, magnify, rage, raise, revive

   Synonyms:
   abate, decline, decrease, diminish, ebb, lower, mitigate, moderate, reduce, subside

   Preposition:
   Abate in fury; abated by law.

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decrease, diminish, lessen, fallverb

   decrease in size, extent, or range

   "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

   Synonyms:
   shine, go down, accrue, diminish, strike, devolve, flow, precipitate, settle, come down, subside, pass, descend, come, fall, return, light, belittle, hang, decrease, minify, fall down

2. decrease, lessen, minifyverb

   make smaller

   "He decreased his staff"

   Synonyms:
   subside, decrease, minify, diminish, fall

3. subside, lessenverb

   wear off or die down

   "The pain subsided"

   Synonyms:
   fall, settle, minify, diminish, sink, decrease, subside

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1. lessenverb

   Synonyms:
   reduce, diminish, minify, depreciate, minimize, decrease, mitigate, abate

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:2.5 / 4 votes

1. evolve

   make or become less; diminish.

   the years have lessened the gap in age between us.

   Submitted by acronimous on October 18, 2015  

How to use lessen in a sentence?

1. Robert Southey:

   No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are throughout persuaded of each other's worth.

2. Ari Seth Cohen:

   There's these huge demands on men and women to not look their age any longer, and for me, I just hope that people will see these pictures of men and women who have grown older with vitality and grace and creativity and it will help to lessen some of their fears about growing older themselves.

3. Andrew Ginther:

   The community was outraged by the killing of Andre Hill, Andre Hill, by law enforcement. The indictment does not lessen the pain of Andre Hill tragic death for Mr. Hill's loved ones, but it is a step towards justice.

4. Robert Brook:

   What we should not do is lessen our regulations and pose a threat to the cardiovascular health of the nation in the name of expediency or supposed economic growth or stimulus.

5. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:

   There's nobody who's engaging in this national conversation other than me who's used these tools, what they talk about is theoretical, what I talk about is actual and that's a big difference. And I don't think there is anything that we should be doing to lessen our ability to protect the homeland.

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