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- Thesaurus|401
- Abbreviations|0
57 entries under lessen topic. ×
| lower(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ease) | |
| decrease(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) | |
| subside(verb, diminish, decrease, wane) | |
| abate(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) | |
| decline(verb, reduce, ease, diminish, lower) | |
| diminish(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) | |
| downsize(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) | |
| dwindle(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) | |
| ease(verb, decline, reduce, diminish, lower) | |
| ebb(verb, ease, diminish, decrease) | |
| wane(verb, ease, diminish, decrease) | |
| clip(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) | |
| curtail(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) | |
| cut(verb, check, decline, reduce, ease) | |
| cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) | |
| fall(verb, ease, diminish, decrease) | |
| let up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, reduce) | |
| minimize(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) | |
| moderate(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) | |
| recede(verb, ease, diminish, decrease) |
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