| contraction(noun, decrease, reduction, drawing, ebb) |
| curtailment(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession) |
| exception |
| exclusion(noun, slip, breach, lapse, failing) |
| reduction(noun, decrease, depression, recession, devaluation) |
| deletion(noun, subtraction) |
| ellipsis(noun, shortness) |
| omission(noun, decrease, slip, depression, lapse) |
| abbreviation(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession) |
| abridgment(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession) |
| break(noun, slip, breach, lapse, failing) |
| censure |
| condensation(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession) |
| decrease(noun, depression, reduction, recession, ebb) |
| depreciation(noun, depression, reduction, devaluation, subtraction) |
| ejection |
| lessening(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession) |
| lowering(noun, depression, reduction, devaluation, subtraction) |
| retrenchment(reduction, shrinkage, tightening) |
| abbreviating(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, recession) |