Antonyms for lessening

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : les-uh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛs ən

Definition of lessening

Origin : "to become less," c.1300, from less + -en (1). Related: Lessened; lessening.

adj decreasing
noun decrease

Example sentences :

There was no lessening of the expression of certainty on the young man's face.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

There was no lessening of the bride's composure as she replied, with a little shrug.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

I never thought of lessening the distance betwixt us, I am sure.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

It will, in fact, rather accomplish the opposite, apart from lessening employment.
Extract from : « War Taxation » by Otto H. Kahn

And ever, it seemed to me from the answers that I got, was I lessening the distance that separated us.
Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini

“Yes, you did,” she agreed, with no lessening of her coldness.
Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet

It was reckoning with the near-coming day and was lessening in fury.
Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock

As the water rose and rose, the sound of her guns was like a lessening thunder.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

But the pressure to conform, instead of lessening, grew more intense.
Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley

I took no risk of lessening the effect created by his having to come to me.
Extract from : « The Plum Tree » by David Graham Phillips

Synonyms for lessening

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