| trim(verb, remove, diminish, decrease) |
| abridge(verb, diminish, decrease, contract) |
| bob(verb, diminish, decrease, lessen) |
| clip(verb, diminish, decrease, contract) |
| curtail(verb, diminish, decrease, contract) |
| dock(verb, diminish, decrease, lessen) |
| reduce(verb, diminish, decrease, contract) |
| shorten(verb, diminish, decrease, contract) |
| decrease(noun, verb, diminish, contract) |
| diminish(verb, decrease, lessen, contract) |
| retrench(verb, diminish, decrease, lessen) |
| abbreviate(diminish, decrease, contract, curtail) |
| boil down(expression, diminish, decrease, contract) |
| compress(diminish, decrease, contract, curtail) |
| condense(diminish, decrease, contract, curtail) |
| contract(diminish, decrease, curtail) |
| cut back(expression, diminish, decrease, contract) |
| cut down(expression, diminish, decrease, contract) |
| lessen(verb, diminish, decrease, contract) |
| telescope(contract, curtail) |