Lessen and Shrinking

Lessen

Lessen verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.

Shrinking and lessen are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Shrinking" with "Lessen", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: lessening, less

Shrinking

Shrinking noun - The act of becoming less.
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Synonyms for Shrinking

Lessen and shrinking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lessen" instead a verb "Shrinking".

Nearby Words: shrink, shrinkage, shrinked
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