| lessen(verb, stop, drop, dull, close) |
| decrease(noun, verb, stop, drop, act) |
| reduce(verb, stop, drop, dull, close) |
| diminish(verb, stop, drop, dull, close) |
| abate(verb, stop, drop, close) |
| dwindle(verb, stop, drop, dull, close) |
| contract(verb, drop, decline, reduce) |
| drain(noun, verb, drop, act, close) |
| taper off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, dull) |
| lower(verb, drop, decline, reduce) |
| recede(verb, stop, drop, dull, close) |
| shrink(verb, drop, close, decline) |
| abridge(verb, decline, reduce, ease) |
| curtail(verb, drop, decline, reduce) |
| depreciate(verb, drop, decline, reduce) |
| clip(verb, decline, reduce, ease) |
| condense(verb, diminish, decrease, lessen) |
| shorten(verb, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| truncate(verb, decline, reduce, ease) |
| weaken(verb, drop, decline, reduce) |