| shear(verb, diminish, subtract) |
| simplify(verb, reduce, easy, shorten, intelligible) |
| take in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, shortness) |
| bereave |
| constrict(verb, close, decline, reduce, diminish) |
| cut off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut) |
| cut off short(expression, idiom) |
| downgrade(verb, diminish) |
| downsize(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| ease one of(expression, idiom) |
| erode(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| extract(verb, copy, select, abstract) |
| lighten(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| lighten one of(expression, idiom) |
| nip(verb, diminish) |
| nutshell(noun, verb, cut, reduce, diminish) |
| recede(verb, cut, decline, reduce, diminish) |
| roll back(verb, expression, cut, decline, reduce) |
| squeeze(verb, close, restrict, crowd, contract) |
| subside(verb, decrease, nonincrease) |