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Synonyms for lessen
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : les-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛs ən |
Top 10 synonyms for lessen Other synonyms for the word lessen
- abridge
- amputate
- attenuate
- become smaller
- clip
- close
- contract
- crop
- cut
- cut back
- de-escalate
- decline
- degrade
- die down
- downsize
- drain
- grow less
- minify
- minimize
- mitigate
- moderate
- narrow
- roll back
- shrink
- slack up
- slacken
- slow down
- soft-pedal
- take the bite out
- take the edge off
- take the sting out
- taper
- taper off
- thin
- truncate
- weaken
- wind down
Définition of lessen
Origin :- "to become less," c.1300, from less + -en (1). Related: Lessened; lessening.
- verb lower, reduce
- You may think I say this to lessen your regard for the good woman.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- No, he could not—which admission did not lessen the glow on his cheek.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- This increased his astonishment, and did not lessen the gloom on his face.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- And that lurking vanity of the inferior to lessen his own inferiority did the rest.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- Suffice it that I have helped to lessen Kirk's horse by four of his rogues.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Noble heart that she was, she had been striving to lessen his pain.
- Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
- That Ralph would be innocent of the crime could not lessen the horror of such an end.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- He had no definite charge to make, but that did not lessen his displeasure.
- Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
- On the contrary, his desire is to lessen the proportions of what has taken place, as far as may be.
- Extract from : « Hiero » by Xenophon
- Lydia asked scornfully, with a distaste she didn't propose to lessen.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
Antonyms for lessen
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