All lessening synonyms
less·en
L l adj lessening
- decreasing — becoming less or fewer; diminishing.
- shrinking — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- waning — to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
- narrowing — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- slackening — an act of becoming looser
- sinking — to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- lowering — comparative of low1 .
- plunging — to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
- sagging — to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, especially in the middle: The roof sags.
- wasting — not used or in use: waste energy; waste talents.
- moderating — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- plummeting — Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
- dropping — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- ebbing — the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- subsiding — to sink to a low or lower level.
- slumping — to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
- abating — to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm.
- dwindling — to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
- declining — deteriorating gradually, as in quality, health, or character
- lightening — the descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity, occurring toward the end of pregnancy, changing the contour of the abdomen and facilitating breathing by lessening pressure under the diaphragm.
noun lessening
- shrinkage — the act or fact of shrinking.
- discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- reduction — the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- detraction — a person, thing, circumstance, etc, that detracts
- subtraction — an act or instance of subtracting.
- deduction — A deduction is a conclusion that you have reached about something because of other things that you know to be true.
- diminution — the act, fact, or process of diminishing; lessening; reduction.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
adjective lessening
- falling — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- reducing — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- diminishing — Make or become less.
- depreciating — Present participle of depreciate.
- fading — to lose brightness or vividness of color.