| sap(verb, upset, trouble, dull, decline) |
| scale down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, reduce) |
| shorter(adjective, short, lesser, relieved, smaller) |
| shrink(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| slump(verb, drop, cut, decline, drive) |
| subaltern(adjective, light, slight, low, inferior) |
| tone down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, reduce) |
| bring low(verb, expression, idiom, drop, fall) |
| compress(verb, decrease) |
| curtailed(adjective, inferior, short, minor, lesser) |
| damp(verb, adjective, upset, dull, reduce) |
| dash(verb, sadden, disappoint, dishearten, dejection) |
| deprecate(verb, reduce, dismiss, diminish, criticize) |
| deteriorate(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| detract(verb, take, reduce, destroy, damage) |
| dim(verb, reduce, diminish, obscure, hinder) |
| diminished(adjective, inferior, short, limited, minor) |
| dip(verb, drop, decline, drive, press) |
| discourage(verb, upset, dull, reduce, dismiss) |
| dishearten(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce) |