Synonyms for lessen
ˈlɛs ən

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1. decrease, diminish, lessen, fall(verb)

   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, minify(verb)

   make smaller

   "He decreased his staff"

   Synonyms:
   subside, decrease, minify, diminish, fall

3. subside, lessen(verb)

   wear off or die down

   "The pain subsided"

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

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

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.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. deleveraging

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

   Submitted by anonymous on March 1, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. lessen(v. a.)

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

2. lessen(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   lower, degrade

3. lessen(v. n.)

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. lessen(v)

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

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

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

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How to use lessen in a sentence?

1. Benjamin Franklin:

   To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

2. Thomas Jefferson:

   My views and feelings (are) in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it is practicable, by improving the mind and morals of society, to lessen the disposition to war; but of its abolition I despair.

3. Robert Southey:

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

4. 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.

5. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier:

   After intensive negotiations and painful compromises, we all agreed to an extensive reform package, my advice is that it (the package) is implemented with determination and on the other hand, Europe should not lessen the help that Greece still needs.

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