Thesaurus: synonyms and antonyms oflessenin English

lessen

Thesaurus>to become smaller or less>lessen

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TO BECOME SMALLER OR LESS

A healthy diet lessens your risk for cardiovascular disease.

Synonyms and examples

decreaseThe tests show that the tumour has decreased in size since we started treatment.
lowerThey've just lowered the age at which you can join.
reduceThey've just reduced the price.
bring downThey are bringing down their prices.
dropStock prices dropped today after the company's announcement.
fallUnemployment has fallen to six percent in the last year.
go downPrices always go down in January.
come downHas her fever come down at all?
plummetTemperatures last night plummeted.
plungeTemperatures last night plunged below zero.
crashAfter bad news from the Federal Reserve, the markets crashed.
cratermainlyUSAn excess of supply is going to crater the entire market.
dwindleThe number of students in the school has dwindled to around 200.
declineThe number of members has declined by 25 per cent over the last 30 years.
shrinkForests have shrunk to almost half the size they were 20 years ago.
contractAs the metal cools, it contracts.

Antonym and example

increase

I've been increasing my workouts by five minutes a day.

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When something decreases, itbecomes smaller or less. A decrease in something describesthe fact of that thing getting smaller or becoming less.

单词	thesaurus/lessen
释义	Thesaurus: synonyms and antonyms oflessenin English lessen Thesaurus>to become smaller or less>lessen These are words and phrases related tolessen. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or,go to the definition of lessen. TO BECOME SMALLER OR LESS A healthy diet lessens your risk for cardiovascular disease. Synonyms and examples decrease The tests show that the tumour has decreased in size since we started treatment. lower They've just lowered the age at which you can join. reduce They've just reduced the price. bring down They are bringing down their prices. drop Stock prices dropped today after the company's announcement. fall Unemployment has fallen to six percent in the last year. go down Prices always go down in January. come down Has her fever come down at all? plummet Temperatures last night plummeted. plunge Temperatures last night plunged below zero. crash After bad news from the Federal Reserve, the markets crashed. cratermainlyUS An excess of supply is going to crater the entire market. dwindle The number of students in the school has dwindled to around 200. decline The number of members has declined by 25 per cent over the last 30 years. shrink Forests have shrunk to almost half the size they were 20 years ago. contract As the metal cools, it contracts. Antonym and example increase I've been increasing my workouts by five minutes a day. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms oflessen. See also fall-off falling-off rise nosedive reduction downturn downswing Learn more When something decreases, itbecomes smaller or less. A decrease in something describesthe fact of that thing getting smaller or becoming less. Cambridge English Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//thesaurus/lessen##
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