DIMINUTION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DIMINUTION?

Need another word that means the same as “diminution”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “diminution” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Diminution” are: decrease, reduction, step-down, decline, curtailment, cutting back, cutback, cut, attenuation, lessening, lowering, contraction, constriction, restriction, limitation, limiting, curbing, dwindling, shrinking, fading, failing, weakening, slackening, ebb, receding, wane

Diminution as a Noun

Definitions of "Diminution" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “diminution” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something.
• The statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original.
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
• Change toward something smaller or lower.
• The shortening of the time values of notes in a melodic part.

Synonyms of "Diminution" as a noun (26 Words)

attenuation	The reduction of the force, effect, or value of something. The products are used mostly by aircraft manufacturers for noise attenuation in engine housings.
constriction	A place where something has become tighter or narrower; an obstruction. Asthma is a constriction of the airways.
contraction	A word or group of words resulting from shortening an original form. Goodbye is a contraction of God be with you.
curbing	The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess.
curtailment	The temporal property of being cut short. The curtailment of human rights.
cut	A passage cut or dug out as a railway cutting or a new channel made for a river or other waterway. A cut in interest rates.
cutback	An act or instance of reducing something, especially expenditure. Cutbacks in defence spending.
cutting back	The act of cutting something into parts.
decline	Change toward something smaller or lower. This Evening from the Sun s decline arriv d.
decrease	The amount by which something decreases. A decrease in births.
dwindling	A becoming gradually less. There is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family.
ebb	The outward flow of the tide. The tide was on the ebb.
fading	Weakening in force or intensity.
failing	A flaw or weak point. Pride is a terrible failing.
lessening	A change downward.
limitation	An act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation. The limitation of local authorities powers.
limiting	The grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase.
lowering	The action of moving someone or something in a downward direction. Several objections to the lowering of the minimum age to 18 had been heard.
receding	The act of becoming more distant.
reduction	The process of converting an amount from one denomination to a smaller one, or of bringing down a fraction to its lowest terms. Special reductions on knitwear.
restriction	An act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation. Planning restrictions on commercial development.
shrinking	Process or result of becoming less or smaller.
slackening	An occurrence of control or strength weakening. The slackening of the wind.
step-down	The act of decreasing or reducing something.
wane	A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number.
weakening	Becoming weaker.

Usage Examples of "Diminution" as a noun

• A permanent diminution in value.
• The disease shows no signs of diminution.

Associations of "Diminution" (30 Words)

abate	Reduce or remove (a nuisance. The storm suddenly abated.
abatement	The action of abating or being abated; ending or subsiding. It was resolved to serve an abatement notice.
curtail	Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent. Civil liberties were further curtailed.
decline	Grow worse. This Evening from the Sun s decline arriv d.
decrease	Decrease in size extent or range. There was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided.
decrement	A reduction or diminution. The dose was reduced by 10 mg weekly decrements.
depletion	The state of being depleted. The depletion of the ozone layer.
deteriorate	Grow worse. Relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply.
detract	Take away (a specified amount) from the worth or value of a quality or achievement. These quibbles in no way detract from her achievement.
diminish	Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of. The pain will gradually diminish.
diminished	Of an organ or body part diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use. A diminished fifth.
downgrade	The property possessed by a slope or surface that descends. A steep downgrade for which he had to put the car in second.
downturn	A worsening of business or economic activity. The market took a downturn.
drop	An instance of falling or dropping. They only just avoided the drop last season.
dwindle	Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength. Traffic has dwindled to a trickle.
lessen	Decrease in size, extent, or range. The years have lessened the gap in age between us.
minimize	Make small or insignificant. The aim is to minimize costs.
mitigation	To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious. The identification and mitigation of pollution.
reduce	Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. The cells reduce.
reducible	(of a polynomial) able to be factorized into two or more polynomials of lower degree. Shakespeare s major soliloquies are not reducible to categories.
reduction	The action of remedying a dislocation or fracture by returning the affected part of the body to its normal position. The reaction is limited to reduction to the hydrocarbon.
rundown	(especially of a building or area) in a poor or neglected state after having been prosperous. A rundown in the business would be a devastating blow to the local economy.
shrinkage	Process or result of becoming less or smaller. The material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage.
slump	Assume a drooping posture or carriage. Arsenal s recent slump.
subside	(of a building or other structure) sink lower into the ground. Patrick subsided into his seat.
wane	A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number. Interest in his novels waned.
waning	Pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases. The waxing and waning of the moon.
weaken	Become weaker. Fault lines had weakened and shattered the rocks.
wilt	Any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage. These varieties are more resistant to aphids and wilt.
wither	Wither as with a loss of moisture. It is not true that old myths either die or wither away.