145 entries under noun topic. ×

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curtailment(decrease, care, restraint, want)
8
reduction(decrease, care, restraint, want)
7
decrease(care, restraint, want, need)
6
abridgment(reduction, shrinkage, shortness, tightening)
6
diminution(decrease, reduction, lessening, shrinkage)
5
abbreviation(reduction, shrinkage, shortness, tightening)
5
contraction(decrease, reduction, weakening, shrinkage)
5
cutback(decrease, care, restraint, reduction)
5
deduction(decrease, care, restraint, reduction)
5
downsizing
5
economy(economy, saving, frugality, thrift)
4
cut(decrease, reduction, weakening)
4
frugality(care, economy, saving, thrift)
4
husbandry(decrease, care, restraint, recession)
4
lessening(decrease, reduction, weakening, shrinkage)
4
saving(care, restraint, recession, frugality)
3
abatement(decrease, reduction, weakening)
3
care(decrease, restraint, recession, economy)
3
reaction(right, retreat, conservativism)
3
thriftiness(care, recession, economy, saving)
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