Dwindle and Mushroom

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Dwindle verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.

Usage example: our hopes dwindled as the reports of more casualties came in

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Mushroom is an antonym for dwindle.

Nearby Word: dwindling

Mushroom verb - To become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number.

Usage example: the suburb's population has mushroomed tremendously in the last decade

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Dwindle is an antonym for mushroom.

Nearby Words: mush, mushrooming, mushroomed

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