| de-escalate(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ease) |
| decreased(adjective, decrease, inferior, short, minor) |
| decry(verb, cut, reduce, disregard, dismiss) |
| deduct(verb, remove, reduce, withdraw, diminish) |
| deject(verb, upset, dull, reduce, dismiss) |
| dispirit(verb, upset, dull, reduce, dismiss) |
| down(adverb, preposition, inferior, collateral, under) |
| dwindle(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| get down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, dismount) |
| go down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, decline) |
| impend(verb, hold, cover, show, bother) |
| loom(verb, show, bother, reveal, near) |
| menace(verb, show, bother, reveal, near) |
| modify(verb, calm, drop, cut, decline) |
| mortify(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce) |
| plummet(verb, drop, decline, drive, release) |
| submerge(verb, drop, decline, drive, fall) |
| below(noun, adjective, adverb, preposition, inferior) |
| break(verb, upset, cut, decline, reduce) |
| cast down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, drop) |