Fade
Shrink
Shrink verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.
Usage example: his crush on her is likely to shrink after they start their new lives on different college campuses
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| thanks | fade thanks | shrink thanks |
| characters | fade characters | shrink characters |
| little | fade little | shrink little |
| damage | fade damage | shrink damage |
| Other words: enemies. | ||
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