Synonyms for diminished
di·min·ished

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1. diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakenedadjective

   impaired by diminution

   Synonyms:
   wasted, hurt, small, lessened, debased, belittled, faded, attenuate, cut, vitiated, weakened, thinned, atrophied, corrupted, attenuated

   Antonyms:
   increased, unimpaired

2. atrophied, wasted, diminishedadjective

   (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use

   "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm"

   Synonyms:
   pinched, senseless, otiose, atrophied, gaunt, squandered, purposeless, lessened, superfluous, skeletal, emaciated, vitiated, haggard, belittled, cadaverous, weakened, small, wasted, bony, pointless

   Antonyms:
   unimpaired, increased

3. diminishedadjective

   (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval

   "a diminished fifth"

   Synonyms:
   belittled, wasted, weakened, vitiated, atrophied, small, lessened

   Antonyms:
   unimpaired, increased

4. belittled, diminished, smalladjective

   made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

   "her comments made me feel small"

   Synonyms:
   wasted, atrophied, lowly, humble, lessened, modest, small(a), minuscule, minor, pocket-sized, belittled, weakened, small, pocket-size, vitiated, little, small-scale, low

   Antonyms:
   unimpaired, increased

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1. involve oneself deeply

   in a particular activity

   Submitted by anonymous on July 12, 2020  

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1. List of paraphrases for "diminished":

   decreased, declined, reduced, fallen, weakened, dropped, mitigated, attenuated, decrease, lessened

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1. Andrew Mies:

   Any delay or setback in the reopening theme is probably going to be a headwind for the energy sector, (But)the market is telling you that its confidence in the cyclicals are diminished right now.

2. Fox News:

   Her team was quite diminished at the time, the Royal family by all accounts had cut her off. She was left with quite a small team, her brother being the main one. This journalist Martin Bashir approached the brother saying, 'I've come across thesedocuments which show thatmembers of your household and ofPrincess Diana's household havebeen accepting money, totalingabout 10,000 pounds… Togive information on her life toboth the tabloids as well assecurity and it was that pieceof information that encouragesDiana to go with Martin Bashir.

3. Charles Krauthammer:

   The second [reason they’re afraid] is that the Egyptian regime is in a death struggle with radical Islam in the country… And now if they're able to bring down airplanes, the prestige of the regime in sort of winning the battle against the jihadists is really diminished.

4. Roz Kidman Cox:

   This image is in one sense traditional -- a portrait. But what a striking one, and what magical animals, it is a symbolic reminder of the beauty of nature and how impoverished we are becoming as nature is diminished. It is an artwork worthy of hanging in any gallery in the world.

5. Michael Ellerin:

   It marked the beginning of an altered, diminished, heartbreaking life.