lessening English

Meaning lessening meaning

What does lessening mean?

lessening

— noun (= decrease, drop-off) a change downward there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided there was a sharp drop-off in sales

Synonyms lessening synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as lessening?

lessening English » English

decrease

reduction

diminution

abatement

diminishing

decline

shrinkage

shortening

lowering

drop-off

cutback

alleviation

weakening

wasting

waning

toning down

subsidence

softening

slash

rollback

remission

relief

release

reductions

reducing

looseness

lightness

letdown

leniency

flexibility

fall-off

fading

emaciation

ebbing

ebb

discount

diminuation

detracting

decreasing

cut

curtailment