62 entries under lower topic. ×

4
decrease(verb, cut, check, reduce, diminish)
4
reduce(verb, cut, check, diminish)
4
weaken(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
3
pare(verb, cut, check, reduce, diminish)
2
abridge(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
2
curtail(verb, cut, check, reduce, diminish)
2
cut(verb, check, reduce, diminish)
2
cut back(verb, expression, cut, check, reduce)
2
cut down(verb, expression, cut, check, reduce)
2
deduct(reduce, decrease, curtail, trim)
2
deflate(verb, cut, check, reduce, diminish)
2
depreciate(verb, cut, check, reduce, diminish)
2
depress(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
2
diminish(verb, cut, check, reduce)
2
lessen(verb, cut, check, reduce, diminish)
2
recede(verb, go, cut, separate, remove)
2
retrench(reduce, decrease, trim, rationalize)
2
roll back(verb, expression, cut, check, reduce)
2
scale down(verb, expression, cut, check, reduce)
2
shorten(verb, cut, reduce, diminish)
11 years ago|2.1k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). step down thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/step_down/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "step down thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/step_down/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, step down thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/step_down/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "step down thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/step_down/thesaurus/synonyms>