| reduce(verb, check, decline, restrain, ease) |
| cut(noun, verb, check, decline, reduce) |
| diminish(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) |
| curtail(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) |
| decrease(noun, verb, cut, check, decline) |
| lessen(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) |
| lower(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ease) |
| retrench(verb, reduce, restrain, halt, limit) |
| shrink(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| abate(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) |
| abridge(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| clip(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) |
| cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| de-escalate(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) |
| truncate(verb, decline, reduce, restrain, ease) |
| abbreviate(verb, reduce, restrain, halt, limit) |
| condense(verb, curtail, shorten, edit, abbreviate) |
| deduct(verb, trim, rationalize, economize, workforce) |
| dwindle(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |