Diminish
Diminish verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
Usage example: the state's blood supplies were severely diminished by the two consecutive disasters
Modify and diminish are semantically related In some cases you can use "Modify" instead a verb "Diminish".
Nearby Words: diminution, diminishing
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| power | diminish power | modify power |
| appearance | diminish appearance | modify appearance |
| time | diminish time | modify time |
| personality | diminish personality | modify personality |
| Other words: world, bit, memory, powers, abilities. | ||
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Modify and Diminish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diminish/modify
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