Synonyms for lessened
less·ened

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1. diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakenedadjective

   impaired by diminution

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

   Antonyms:
   unmitigated, unimpaired

2. lessenedadjective

   decreased in severity; made less harsh

   Synonyms:
   weakened, vitiated, diminished

   Antonyms:
   unimpaired, unmitigated

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1. List of paraphrases for "lessened":

   mitigated, attenuated, reduced, decreased, diminished

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1. Katie Blair:

   Today, the harm has been lessened, but we have not reached the day when LGBT Hoosiers can be assured that they can live their lives with freedom from discrimination.

2. Representative Ed Royce:

   With sweeping sanctions relief, we have lessened our ability to challenge Iran's conduct across the board. As Iran grows stronger, we will be weaker to respond.

3. Anjelica Huston:

   Of course drugs were fun. And that's what's so stupid about anti-drug campaigns: they don't admit that. I can't say I feel particularly scarred or lessened by my experimentation with drugs. They've gotten a very bad name.

4. Stephen Innes:

   Traders have lessened their odds for an immediate U.S.-Iran escalation in this forever smoldering hot spot.

5. Carol Fishman Cohen:

   The pandemic has definitely lessened the stigma around career breaks.