| diminish(verb, stop, calm, drop, take) |
| lessen(verb, stop, calm, drop, take) |
| decrease(noun, verb, stop, calm, drop) |
| lower(verb, adjective, activity, upset, calm) |
| cut(verb, activity, check, decline, restrain) |
| shorten(verb, control, order, close, cut) |
| curtail(verb, stop, drop, cut, check) |
| contract(verb, drop, control, close, set) |
| abate(verb, stop, calm, drop, control) |
| abbreviate(verb, close, cut, decline, increase) |
| trim(verb, cut, restrain, halt, diminish) |
| mitigate(verb, calm, control, check, decline) |
| abridge(noun, verb, order, close, cut) |
| moderate(verb, stop, calm, control, dull) |
| subdue(verb, stop, upset, break, control) |
| cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, activity, drop) |
| degrade(verb, activity, upset, dull, decline) |
| depreciate(verb, drop, cut, check, decline) |
| compress(verb, move, hold, cut, decline) |
| weaken(verb, upset, calm, drop, dull) |