| lop(reduce, restrain, halt, limit, restrict) |
| mark down(verb, expression, cut, check, reduce) |
| miniaturize |
| mitigate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| moderate(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce) |
| narrow(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| pare(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease) |
| phase down(verb, expression, trim, rationalize, economize) |
| phase out(verb, expression, trim, rationalize, economize) |
| prune(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease) |
| put in nutshell(expression, idiom, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| roll down(verb, expression, trim, rationalize, economize) |
| scale back(verb, expression, reduce, decrease, slow) |
| shave(verb, cut, check, reduce, decrease) |
| slack up(verb, expression, decline, reduce, ease) |
| slacken(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| slash(verb, cut, check, reduce, restrain) |
| slim down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, trim) |
| soft-pedal(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| subdue |