Contracting
Contracting noun - The act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing.
Usage example: the contracting of the time frame for the primaries tends to favor candidates who are already well-known
Lessening and contracting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lessening" instead the word "Contracting" as a noun or an adjective.
Lessening
Lessening noun - A change downward.
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Synonyms for Lessening
Contracting and lessening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contracting" instead the word "Lessening" as a noun or an adjective.
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Related pairs
- cut and contracting
- cut and lessening
- decline and contracting
- decline and lessening
- reduction and contracting
- reduction and lessening
- wane and contracting
- wane and lessening
- abate and contracting
- abate and lessening
- lowering and contracting
- lowering and lessening
- diminish and contracting
- diminish and lessening
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