Dock
Dock verb - To make less in extent or duration.
Usage example: the editorial was docked by about a hundred words to make it fit on the page
Lower
Lower verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
Usage example: decided to lower his career ambitions to something more achievable
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| points | dock points | lower points |
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Lower and Dock. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dock/lower
Dock & Lower. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dock/lower>.
Lower or Dock. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dock/lower.
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