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Synonyms for lessen
ˈlɛs ənlessen
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
lessen
The storm, the fever, the pain abates. Interest declines. Misfortunes may be mitigated, desires moderated, intense anger abated, population decreased, taxes reduced. We abate a nuisance, terminate a controversy, suppress a rebellion. See ALLEVIATE.
Synonyms:
abate, decline, decrease, diminish, ebb, lower, mitigate, moderate, reduce, subsideAntonyms:
aggravate, amplify, continue, develop, enhance, enlarge, extend, foment, increase, magnify, rage, raise, revivePreposition:
Abate in fury; abated by law.
Princeton's WordNet
decrease, diminish, lessen, fallverb
decrease in size, extent, or range
"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
Synonyms:
shine, go down, accrue, diminish, strike, devolve, flow, precipitate, settle, come down, subside, pass, descend, come, fall, return, light, belittle, hang, decrease, minify, fall downdecrease, lessen, minifyverb
make smaller
"He decreased his staff"
subside, lessenverb
wear off or die down
"The pain subsided"
Synonyms:
fall, settle, minify, diminish, sink, decrease, subside
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Editors Contribution
deleveraging
because deleveraging means to reduce, bring down or pay off something.
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Lessen
Lessen vs. Lesson -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Lessen and Lesson.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#357 | return | |
#504 | come | |
#613 | light | |
#1104 | lower | |
#1232 | fall | |
#1493 | pass | |
#1767 | flow | |
#2036 | reduce | |
#3884 | strike | |
#4576 | reducing | |
#4819 | ease | |
#4933 | decrease | |
#5420 | moderate | |
#5615 | decline | |
#5712 | hang | |
#7229 | sink | |
#7843 | minimize | |
#8623 | settle | |
#9051 | shine | |
#13778 | relieve | |
#18285 | mitigate | |
#19755 | alleviate | |
#21475 | diminish | |
#25048 | lessen | |
#25148 | descend | |
#25429 | mitigating | |
#27427 | accrue | |
#30671 | ebb | |
#31814 | lighten | |
#40873 | abate | |
#41439 | precipitate | |
#55573 | subside | |
#74328 | belittle | |
#75186 | attenuate | |
#83252 | devolve |
How to use lessen in a sentence?
There's a lot of trade and economic flow between January Taiwan and The US as well as investment and trade with China, we have to make sure that we can lessen the impact of any kind of uncertainty on Taiwan's economy.
The strain on the heart can lessen, and the heart can remodel itself over time.
We hope that people understand that channeling tension, feelings of dissatisfaction and uncertainty toward something that is meaningful and productive is a healthy approach to managing stress, taking active steps to address your concerns can lessen feelings of stress.
Do you want to lessen the blow or do you want to eradicate racism? I want to eradicate racism, yes I want opportunity for dialogue, but the impact of racism is killing people of color. We don't have time to tend to the emotional wounds of others, not when violence against people of color is the national status quo.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier:
After intensive negotiations and painful compromises, we all agreed to an extensive reform package, my advice is that it (the package) is implemented with determination and on the other hand, Europe should not lessen the help that Greece still needs.
Translations for lessen
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- намалявам, смалявам, смалявам сеBulgarian
- zmenšit se, zmenšitCzech
- lleihauWelsh
- minuir, menoscabar, aminorar, menguar, reducir, disminuirSpanish
- csökkent, kisebbít, kisebbedik, csökkenHungarian
- պակասել, պակասեցնելArmenian
- diminutarIdo
- whakaiti, whakaharahara, whakamimiti, māwheMāori
- reduzir, diminuir, [[reduzir]]-[[se]]Portuguese
- уменьшить, уменьшаться, уменьшиться, уменьшатьRussian
- minskaSwedish
- зменшитиUkrainian
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