diminishment

noun

Definition of diminishmentnext
1
as in disparagement
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant she grew increasingly resentful of her coworker's constant diminishment of her new project ideas

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2
as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened there was a sharp diminishment in our savings after the college tuition bill was paid

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diminishment
  1. decrease
  2. reduction
  3. decline
  4. criticism
  5. dent
  6. defamation
  7. drop
  8. condemnation
Noun
  • This decrease is attributed to a reduction in transactions at existing centers.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • By 2050, Tanzania may experience significant drought and more intense flooding, which could lead to a widespread decrease in agriculture and a lowering of the gross domestic product by up to 18 percent.
    New York Times, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of decrease
Noun
  • Gauthier, who was mayor during most of the period in which the city achieved its historic drop in violent crime, believes East Palo Alto’s collaborative approach to crime reduction could be scaled up district-wide.
    Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Well, that this gradual reduction in time spent near the boats means sharks most likely do not form long-term associations with these vessels.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of reduction
Noun
  • The number of families experiencing homelessness rose by 15% from 2022 to 2023 after years of steady declines since 2015, the organization reports, likely because of policy shifts like reductions in COVID-era safety net spending and expiring eviction moratoriums.
    Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Through September this year, Ford's sales in Europe fell 17.9%, far outstripping an industrywide decline of 6.1%.
    Nick Carey, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of decline
Noun
  • That criticism has sometimes veered toward threats against company executives and political figures.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • It's repeatedly faced harsh criticism over its failure to curb child abuse on the platform.
    Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of criticism
Noun
  • The state is making a dent by helping to finance the move to cleaner energy.
    Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Problem is, very few topical over-the-counter serums and moisturizers made a dent in smoothing out the prominent lines.
    Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of dent
Noun
  • The other verdict, for more than $83 million in her earlier defamation case, is also on appeal.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Trump’s imminent presidency will not get him out of his civil cases, however, and the president-elect’s appeals of rulings against him in Carroll’s two defamation cases and the civil fraud trial against Trump and his associates will continue.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of defamation
Noun
  • The cart drop came just as Chesterfield — the area's largest county — dropped out of the regional recycling collective altogether.
    Karri Peifer, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
  • It was later clarified that the traditional coin toss took place before the ball drop.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of drop
Noun
  • At the end of his first term, his standing among GOP lawmakers was precarious: The Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol building led to condemnations from both sides of the aisle and his historic second impeachment.
    Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Israel has managed to destroy most of Gaza and is in the process of pulverizing parts of Lebanon to international condemnation and outrage and political and diplomatic isolation, but without facing effective efforts to rein it in.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of condemnation
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“Diminishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diminishment. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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