Lightened
Reduced and lightened are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reduced" instead a verb "Lightened".
Nearby Words: light, lightening
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Japanese snipers with the Type 97, a lightened Type 38 with a scope, would use a special reduced-charge cartridge which meant that the snipers would be difficult to find due to the lack of muzzle flash, even if they had fired off several rounds at relatively close ranges in the jungle.
Source: Muzzle Flashlight
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Reduced and Lightened. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lightened/reduced
Lightened & Reduced. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lightened/reduced>.
Reduced or Lightened. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lightened/reduced.
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