| lessen(verb, decline, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| decrease(verb, decline, reduce, restrain, ease) |
| diminish(verb, decline, reduce, cause, restrain) |
| curtail(verb, decline, reduce, restrain, ease) |
| minimize(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| abridge(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| contract(verb, decline, reduce, restrain, ease) |
| shorten(verb, reduce, restrain, halt, limit) |
| belittle(verb, diminish, hinder, minimize, minimise) |
| cut(verb, decline, reduce, restrain, ease) |
| lower(verb, decline, reduce, ease, moderate) |
| reduce(verb, decline, restrain, ease, halt) |
| shrink(verb, decline, reduce, ease, moderate) |
| abate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, moderate) |
| abbreviate(verb, decline, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| fall |
| make smaller(verb, expression, idiom, reduce, moderate) |
| subside(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, lower) |
| attenuate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, moderate) |
| become smaller(verb, expression, decline, reduce, ease) |