lessening

lessening
Synonyms and related words:
abatement, abating, abridgment, allaying, allayment, alleviating, alleviation, analgesia, anesthesia, anesthetizing, appeasement, assuagement, assuaging, attenuation, attrition, blunting, calming, chastening, contraction, contractive, curtailment, cushioning, cut, cutting, dampening, damping, deadening, declining, decrease, decreasing, decrement, decrescence, decrescendo, decrescent, deduction, deflation, deliquescent, demulsion, depletion, depreciation, depression, derogation, detraction, diminishing, diminishment, diminuendo, diminution, dip, disparagement, dulcification, dulling, dwindling, dying, dying off, ease, easement, easing, extenuation, extraction, fade-out, falling-off, hushing, impairment, languishing, languishment, leniency, letdown, letup, lightening, loosening, lowering, lulling, miniaturization, mitigating, mitigation, modulation, mollification, numbing, on the wane, pacification, palliation, quietening, quieting, reducing, reduction, reductive, relaxation, relaxing, relief, remedy, remission, retraction, retrenchment, sagging, salving, scaling down, shortening, shrinkage, simplicity, slackening, softening, soothing, subduement, subduing, subsiding, subtraction, tempering, tranquilization, truncation, waning, weakening

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  • lessening — adj. becoming less in dimension or degree; as, the lessening distance between us. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lessening — n. a change downward; a decrease; a reduction. Syn: decrease, drop off. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lessening — index abatement (reduction), attrition, curtailment, decline, decrease, decrement, deduction (diminuti …   Law dictionary

  • Lessening — Lessen Less en (l[e^]s n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lessened} ( nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lessening}.] [From {Less}, a.] To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lessening — less·en·ing || lesnɪŋ n. change moving in a downward direction, drop off (e.g.: There was a sharp lessening in sales. ) less·en || lesn v. reduce, diminish, make less; decrease, become less …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lessening of price — index rebate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • lessening — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. decreasing, declining, waning, ebbing, dropping, diminishing, abating, slowing, dwindling, sinking, sagging, subsiding, moderating, slackening, ebbing, lowering, shrinking, drying up, shriveling up, depreciating,… …   English dictionary for students

  • lessening — n. Diminution, decrement, decrease, reduction, abatement …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • lessening — noun a change downward (Freq. 5) there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided there was a sharp drop off in sales • Syn: ↑decrease, ↑drop off • Ant: ↑increase ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • Heat escape lessening position — The heat escape lessening position (HELP), is a way to position oneself to reduce heat loss in cold water. It is taught as part of the curriculum in North America for lifeguard training. It involves essentially positioning one s knees together… …   Wikipedia

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