| contract(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| humble(verb, upset, crush, annoy, put) |
| collapse(verb, break, drop, decline, reduce) |
| diminish(verb, cut, check, reduce, cause) |
| lower(verb, upset, cut, reduce, crush) |
| reduce(verb, upset, cut, check, decline) |
| depreciate(verb, cut, check, reduce, cause) |
| puncture(verb, reduce, cause, collapse, expose) |
| decrease(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) |
| shrink(verb, cut, decline, reduce, cause) |
| compress(verb, decline, reduce, smooth, crush) |
| depress(verb, cut, reduce, cause, smooth) |
| flatten(verb, reduce, cause, crush, collapse) |
| humiliate(verb, upset, dismiss, crush, slight) |
| lessen(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) |
| wither(verb, decline, reduce, diminish, decrease) |
| dampen(verb, discourage, dishearten, undermine, dispirit) |
| abridge(verb, cut, decline, reduce, diminish) |
| mortify(verb, upset, dismiss, crush, slight) |
| trim(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower) |