4
discount(noun, cut, decline, decrease, credit)
4
drop(noun, cut, fall, decrease, retreat)
4
dwindling(noun, drop, cut, decline, fall)
4
easing
4
lapse(noun, drop, cut, decline, fall)
4
relaxation
4
step-down
3
declension(noun, decrease, nonincrease)
3
declination(noun, lessening)
3
declivity(noun, drop, cut, decline, fall)
3
downturn(noun, drop, cut, decline, fall)
3
falloff(noun, drop, fall, deterioration, falling-off)
3
impairment(noun, deterioration, friction, abrasion)
3
relief
3
shortening(decrease, nonincrease)
3
subsidence(noun, drop, cut, decline, decrease)
2
abasement(noun, drop, decrease, reduction, tumble)
2
abate
2
abbreviation(noun, decrease, depression, reduction, abstract)
2
assuagement
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