Synonyms for lessen
ˈlɛs ənlessen

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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.

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

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

   Preposition:
   Abate in fury; abated by law.

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Change Magnitude
   • Weaken

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1. deleveraging

   because deleveraging means to reduce, bring down or pay off something.

   Submitted by anonymous on March 1, 2020  

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1. lessenverb

   Synonyms:
   diminish, decrease, reduce, abate, abridge, make less

2. lessenverb

   Synonyms:
   lower, degrade

3. lessenverb

   Synonyms:
   decrease, diminish, abate, dwindle, shrink, be reduced

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1. lessenverb

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "lessen":

   reduce, mitigate, alleviate, diminish, decrease, ease, reducing, minimize, relieve, attenuate, mitigating, lighten

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1. World Drug Report:

   Some consume tramadol for its calming, analgesic and anti-fatigue effects in order to improve intellectual, physical and working performances, and to lessen the need for sleep and decrease appetite, in farming communities, there are reports of tramadol being used by humans and fed to cattle to enable them to work under extreme conditions. Others use tramadol as a recreational drug on account of its stimulant and euphoric effects, or to improve sexual stamina.

2. Benjamin Franklin:

   To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

3. Joe Taravella:

   Dr. Joe Taravella, a licensed clinical psychologist at New York University Langone Medical Center’s Rusk Rehabilitation, told FoxNews.com. It’s when those fears turn into phobias that trouble begins. When we have a phobia, it's a very significant and intense fear, so, take that fear and multiply it by 100 and, it is so intense that people sometimes feel like they're having a panic attack, they're going to die. Some research has found that as many as one in 10 people suffer from a severe weather-related phobia. Experts agree that one of the best steps you can take to lessen anxiety is to make a plan — the logic being that you ca n’t change the weather, but you can change the way you react to it.

4. Susan Collins:

   My fervent hope is that Judge Kavanaugh will work to lessen the divisions in The Supreme Court so we have far fewer 5-4 decisions and so that public confidence in our judiciary and our highest court is restored.

5. Raymond G. Kessler:

   In truth, attempts to regulate the civilian possession of firearms have five political functions. They (1) increase citizen reliance on government and tolerance of increased police powers and abuse; (2) help prevent opposition to the government; (3) facilitate repressive action by government and its allies; (4) lessen the pressure for major or radical reform; and (5) can be selectively enforced against those perceived to be a threat to government.