diminished
Reduced in size
Diminished means reduced or made smaller in size, importance, or intensity.
A diminished role carries less significance than before; diminished capacity suggests impaired ability.
In music, a diminished chord or interval has been lowered by a half step.
The word often implies something once greater: His influence was greatly diminished after the scandal.
Made less in amount
- loweredMoved downward or reduced
- lessenedMade or became smaller
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- curtailedCut short prematurely
declined · abated · weakened · dwindled · tapered · contracted · shrunk · downsized
Made to feel worthless
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
- disparagedCriticized with contempt
- denigratedCriticized unfairly, damaged reputation
- demeanedCaused loss of dignity
devalued · discredited · undermined · insulted · mocked · derided · slighted · snubbed
Reduced in intensity
- softenedMade less severe
- hushedReduced to silence
- dampenedMade moist or subdued
- toned-downMade less extreme
quieted · restrained · suppressed · muffled · faint · gentle · low-key · understated
Lacking significance or weight
- negligibleToo small to consider
- minorScale with lowered third
- pettyOf little importance
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
trifling · paltry · meager · unimportant · peripheral · insubstantial · marginal · secondary
reduced
Made less in amount
curtailed · declined · abated · weakened · dwindled · tapered · contracted · shrunk · downsized · subtracted
humiliated
Made to feel worthless
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
- disparagedCriticized with contempt
- denigratedCriticized unfairly, damaged reputation
demeaned · devalued · discredited · undermined · insulted · mocked · derided · slighted · snubbed · deflated
subdued
Reduced in intensity
toned-down · quieted · restrained · suppressed · muffled · faint · gentle · low-key · understated · tempered
trivial
Lacking significance or weight
- negligibleToo small to consider
- minorScale with lowered third
- pettyOf little importance
inconsequential · trifling · paltry · meager · unimportant · peripheral · insubstantial · marginal · secondary · lesser
half-step
Smallest Western musical interval
flat · fifth · tritone · semitone · chromatic · minor · dissonance · tension · resolution · scale
diminishedstrengthened
Made more robust
intensified · increased · enhanced · amplified · reinforced
- diminishing returnsReduced benefit from additional effort
- law of diminishing returnsAdded effort produces declining benefit
- diminished chordStacked minor thirds
- diminishing marginal
- diminished capacityImpaired mental functioning