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decrease(verb, cut, decline, reduce)
4
lessen(verb, cut, decline, reduce)
3
abate(verb, cut, decline, reduce)
3
diminish(verb, cut, decline, reduce)
3
downsize(verb, cut, decline, reduce)
3
reduce(verb, decline, ease, diminish)
2
clip(verb, cut, decline, reduce)
2
curtail(verb, cut, decline, reduce)
2
cut(verb, decline, reduce, ease)
2
cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut)
2
minimize(verb, cut, decline, reduce)
2
moderate(verb, cut, decline, reduce)
2
roll back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut)
2
scale down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut)
1
decry(verb, cut, reduce, decrease)
1
demote(verb, cut, reduce, decrease)
1
devaluate(verb, cut, reduce, decrease)
1
devalue(verb, cut, reduce, decrease)
1
downgrade(verb, cut, reduce, decrease)
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mark down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut)
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APASmart Define. (2015). de-escalate thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/de-escalate/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "de-escalate thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/de-escalate/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, de-escalate thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/de-escalate/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "de-escalate thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/de-escalate/thesaurus/synonyms>