| extenuate(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, lower) |
| fade away(verb, expression, decline, reduce, moderate) |
| get to meat(verb, expression, idiom, reduce, halt) |
| grow less(verb, expression, decline, reduce, ease) |
| halt(verb, reduce, restrain, limit, restrict) |
| hinder(verb, diminish, minimize, minimise) |
| impair(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| lessening |
| lighten(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| look down upon(verb, expression, idiom, diminish, hinder) |
| lop(verb, reduce, restrain, halt, limit) |
| make small(verb, expression, diminish, hinder, minimize) |
| micrify(verb, diminish, hinder, minimize, minimise) |
| mitigate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| moderate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| narrow(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| overshadow(verb, diminish, hinder, minimize, minimise) |
| pare down(verb, expression, reduce, restrain, halt) |
| peter out(verb, expression, decline, reduce, moderate) |
| play down |