All banted synonyms

verb banted

• trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
• lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
• cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
• dwindle — to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
• shorten — to make short or shorter.
• lessen — to become less.
• pare — Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
• slash — to cut with a violent sweeping stroke or by striking violently and at random, as with a knife or sword.
• diminish — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
• curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
• cut down — If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it.
• weaken — to make weak or weaker.
• scale down — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
• shave — to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
• dilute — to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.
• clip — A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
• abridge — to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
• slim — slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
• impair — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
• impoverish — to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
• depress — If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
• debase — To debase something means to reduce its value or quality.
• bankrupt — People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts.
• ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
• rebate — a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
• moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
• depreciate — If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
• truncate — to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations.
• deflate — If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.
• break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
• discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
• cheapen — If something cheapens a person or thing, it lowers their reputation or position.
• diet — the legislative body of certain countries, as Japan.
• abate — If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
• pauperize — to make a pauper of: His extravagance pauperized him.
• drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
• taper — to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
• recede — to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.
• contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
• chop — If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe.
• cut back — If you cut back something such as expenditure or cut back on it, you reduce it.
• step down — serving to reduce or decrease voltage: a step-down transformer.
• tone down — any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: shrill tones.
• turn down — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
• bant — string
• mark down — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
• nutshell — the shell of a nut.
• roll back — to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
• slow down — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
• taper off — to become smaller or thinner toward one end.