51 entries under lower topic. ×

6
weaken(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
4
decrease(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce)
4
lessen(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce)
3
abate(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce)
3
decline(verb, reduce, ease, diminish)
3
diminish(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce)
3
downsize(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce)
3
dwindle(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
3
ease(verb, decline, reduce, diminish)
3
reduce(verb, check, decline, ease, diminish)
3
shrink(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
3
taper off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, reduce)
2
amputate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
2
clip(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce)
2
contract(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
2
crop(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
2
curtail(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce)
2
cut(verb, check, decline, reduce, ease)
2
cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
2
degrade(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish)
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