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Synonyms for lessen
ˈlɛs ənlessen
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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.
Synonyms:
abate, decline, decrease, diminish, ebb, lower, mitigate, moderate, reduce, subsideAntonyms:
aggravate, amplify, continue, develop, enhance, enlarge, extend, foment, increase, magnify, rage, raise, revivePreposition:
Abate in fury; abated by law.
Princeton's WordNet
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 downdecrease, lessen, minifyverb
make smaller
"He decreased his staff"
subside, lessenverb
wear off or die down
"The pain subsided"
Synonyms:
fall, settle, minify, diminish, sink, decrease, subside
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Editors Contribution
deleveraging
because deleveraging means to reduce, bring down or pay off something.
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Lessen
Lessen vs. Lesson -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Lessen and Lesson.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#357 | return | |
#504 | come | |
#613 | light | |
#1104 | lower | |
#1232 | fall | |
#1493 | pass | |
#1767 | flow | |
#2036 | reduce | |
#3884 | strike | |
#4576 | reducing | |
#4819 | ease | |
#4933 | decrease | |
#5420 | moderate | |
#5615 | decline | |
#5712 | hang | |
#7229 | sink | |
#7843 | minimize | |
#8623 | settle | |
#9051 | shine | |
#13778 | relieve | |
#18285 | mitigate | |
#19755 | alleviate | |
#21475 | diminish | |
#25048 | lessen | |
#25148 | descend | |
#25429 | mitigating | |
#27427 | accrue | |
#30671 | ebb | |
#31814 | lighten | |
#40873 | abate | |
#41439 | precipitate | |
#55573 | subside | |
#74328 | belittle | |
#75186 | attenuate | |
#83252 | devolve |
How to use lessen in a sentence?
Do you want to lessen the blow or do you want to eradicate racism? I want to eradicate racism, yes I want opportunity for dialogue, but the impact of racism is killing people of color. We don't have time to tend to the emotional wounds of others, not when violence against people of color is the national status quo.
No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are throughout persuaded of each other's worth.
To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.
Engaging in resistance training or, ideally, combining it with aerobic exercise could help older adults lessen abdominal fat while increasing or preserving muscle mass.
Targeting the earliest risk markers of autism, such as lack of attention or reduced social interest or engagement, during the first year of life may lessen the development of these symptoms later.
Translations for lessen
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- намалявам, смалявам, смалявам сеBulgarian
- zmenšit se, zmenšitCzech
- lleihauWelsh
- minuir, menoscabar, aminorar, menguar, reducir, disminuirSpanish
- csökkent, kisebbít, kisebbedik, csökkenHungarian
- պակասել, պակասեցնելArmenian
- diminutarIdo
- whakaiti, whakaharahara, whakamimiti, māwheMāori
- reduzir, diminuir, [[reduzir]]-[[se]]Portuguese
- уменьшить, уменьшаться, уменьшиться, уменьшатьRussian
- minskaSwedish
- зменшитиUkrainian
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