Diminution
Diminution noun - The amount by which something is lessened.
Usage example: a diminution of 60 percent over the course of the month
Step-down is a synonym for diminution. In some cases you can use "Step-down" instead a noun "Diminution".
Nearby Words: diminish, diminutive, diminutively
Step-down
Step-down noun - The amount by which something is lessened.
Usage example: took a huge step-down in income when she switched from a law career to one in social work
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- cut and diminution
- cut and step-down
- drop and diminution
- drop and step-down
- decline and diminution
- decline and step-down
- reduction and diminution
- reduction and step-down
- depression and diminution
- depression and step-down
- decrease and diminution
- decrease and step-down
- loss and diminution
- loss and step-down
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Step-down and Diminution. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diminution/step-down
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