Add and Dwindle

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Add verb - To join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase.

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Dwindle is an antonym for add.

Nearby Words: added, adding

Dwindle verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.

Usage example: the long winter dwindled our supply of firewood to practically nothing

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Add is an antonym for dwindle.

Nearby Word: dwindling

add numbers

dwindle numbers

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Dwindle and Add. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/add/dwindle

Add & Dwindle. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/add/dwindle>.

Dwindle or Add. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/add/dwindle.

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