| muffle(noun, decrease, small, minimize) |
| overshadow(verb, decline, fall, decrease, decay) |
| pan(verb, decline, fall, decrease, decay) |
| pare(verb, decline, fall, decrease, decay) |
| pooh-pooh(verb, decline, fall, decrease, decay) |
| prejudice(noun, decrease, small, minimize) |
| ridicule(verb, decline, fall, decrease, decay) |
| run down(verb, decline, fall, decrease, decay) |
| scale down(verb, decline, fall, decrease, decay) |
| scant(verb, break, hit, minimum) |
| scorn(verb, decline, fall, decrease, decay) |
| shave |
| shrivel(verb, break, decrease, minimize, minus) |
| shrug off(verb, decline, fall, decrease, decay) |
| singly(adverb, single, alone, one) |
| slight(verb, decline, fall, decrease, decay) |
| soften(verb, break, decrease, minimize, minus) |
| sour(verb, break, hit, minimum) |
| spoil(verb, break, hit, minimum) |
| talk down(verb, decline, fall, decrease, decay) |