| Main Entry: | diminishment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lessening |
Synonyms: |
attenuation, declination, depreciation, diminuendo, diminution, extenuation, regression, retrenchment |
Antonyms: |
increase |
| Main Entry: | abridgement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shortening, summary |
Synonyms: |
abbreviation, abstract, brief, compendium, condensation, conspectus, contraction, curtailment, cutting, decrease, digest, diminishment, diminution, lessening, outline, precis, reducing, reduction, synopsis |
Antonyms: |
addition, enlargement, expansion, extension, increase, lengthening, padding |
| Main Entry: | decrement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decrease |
Synonyms: |
abatement, curtailment, cutback, decline, diminishment, diminution, lessening, reduction, slowdown, subtraction |
| Concept: | [Thing deducted] Decrement. |
| Category: | 3. CONJUNCTIVE QUANTITY |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
decrement, discount, defect, loss, deduction; afterglow; eduction; waste.
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Antonyms: |
adjunct |
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