| reduce(verb, upset, take, beat) |
| curtail(verb, check, decline, reduce) |
| abridge(verb, decline, reduce, ease) |
| cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take) |
| decrease(verb, check, decline, reduce) |
| diminish(verb, take, check, decline) |
| lessen(verb, take, check, decline) |
| lower(verb, decline, reduce, ease) |
| clip(verb, check, decline, reduce) |
| contract(verb, decline, reduce, restrain) |
| cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check) |
| de-escalate(verb, check, decline, reduce) |
| deflate(verb, check, reduce, diminish) |
| depreciate(verb, check, reduce, diminish) |
| depress(verb, break, reduce, ruin) |
| dilute(verb, decline, reduce, ease) |
| downgrade(verb, check, reduce, decrease) |
| downsize(verb, check, decline, reduce) |
| drain(verb, decline, reduce, ease) |
| impair(verb, decline, reduce, ease) |