Diminishment and Increase

Opposite meaning words

Diminishment noun - The amount by which something is lessened.

Usage example: there was a sharp diminishment in our checking account after Christmas shopping season

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Increase is an antonym for diminishment in lessening topic.

Increase noun - Something added (as by growth).

Usage example: shortly after he turned 12, he had a sudden height increase

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Diminishment is an antonym for increase in addition topic.

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Increase and Diminishment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diminishment/increase

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