7
diminishing(verb, adjective, decrease, depression, reduction)
6
decreasing(verb, adjective, decrease, depression, reduction)
6
lowering(verb, adjective, depression, reduction, devaluation)
6
reducing(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
5
lessening(noun, verb, decrease, depression, reduction)
4
abbreviating(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
4
abridging(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
4
compressing(verb, diminishing, decreasing, contracting, flattening)
4
contracting(verb, adjective, diminishing, decreasing, contracting)
4
depleting(verb, diminishing, decreasing)
4
shrinking(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
3
compacting(verb, diminishing, decreasing, contracting)
3
condensing(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
3
curtailing(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
3
dwindling(verb, decrease, depression, reduction, recession)
3
withering(verb, adjective, reduction, shrinkage, tightening)
2
abating(verb, decreasing)
2
belittling(verb, adjective, cheapening)
2
concentrating(verb, diminishing, decreasing)
2
contraction(noun, reduction, drawing, shrinkage, tightening)
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