diminution
A becoming smaller
Diminution is a decrease or reduction in size, extent, or importance.
The word is formal and appears most often in writing: a diminution of power, a diminution in water quality.
Unlike diminish, which emphasizes the process, diminution names the result—the state of having become less.
Making something smaller
- lesseningBecoming reduced in degree
- declineDecrease or refuse
- dropFall or release
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
fall · lowering · cutback · curtailment · abatement · decrement · dip · ebb
Forcing into smaller space
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- constrictionTightening or narrowing action
- narrowingReduction in width
- shrivelingContracting from moisture loss
withering · compaction · deflation · shrinking · dwindling · shortening · erosion · miniaturization
Wasting from disuse
- debilitationLoss of strength or vitality
- enfeeblementState of growing weak
- enervationLoss of vigor
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
impairment · wasting · sapping · decline · fading · waning · depletion · degradation
Reduction in status
- downgradeReduce in status
- devaluationLowering of currency worth
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- degradationDecline in condition
belittlement · disparagement · marginalization · subordination · discrediting · trivialization · undervaluation · discounting
reduction
Making something smaller
decrease · fall · lowering · cutback · curtailment · abatement · decrement · dip · ebb · devaluation
compression
Forcing into smaller space
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- constrictionTightening or narrowing action
- narrowingReduction in width
shriveling · withering · compaction · deflation · shrinking · dwindling · shortening · erosion · miniaturization · contraction
atrophy
Wasting from disuse
- debilitationLoss of strength or vitality
- enfeeblementState of growing weak
- enervationLoss of vigor
deterioration · impairment · wasting · sapping · decline · fading · waning · depletion · degradation · dilution
demotion
Reduction in status
- downgradeReduce in status
- devaluationLowering of currency worth
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
degradation · belittlement · disparagement · marginalization · subordination · discrediting · trivialization · undervaluation · discounting · detraction
- decreasesreduction, decline, drop, fall, decrease
- quantity changesincrease, decrease, rise, fall, gain
- reducingshrinking, lessening, decreasing, cutting back, scaling back
- size changesenlarge, enlargement, expand, expansion, shrink
- music practicewarm-up, warm-up exercises, music theory, warm-ups, practice routines
- Music Techniquescounterpoint, fugue, harmony, chord progression, modulation
diminutionincrease
Growth in amount
enlargement · expansion · growth · augmentation · extension
diminutionintensification
Increase in degree
increase · amplification · strengthening · heightening · escalation
diminutionelevation
Height above reference point
enhancement · appreciation · gain · rise · aggrandizement