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lessening
noun
()
a change downward
Synonyms:
decrease
, drop-off,
Words Related to
lessening
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decreasing
,
decrease
,
drop-off
,
reducing
,
diminishing
,
minimizing
,
easing
,
alleviating
,
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,
lowering
,
minimize
,
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,
relieving
,
mitigating
,
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,
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,
weakening
,
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,
softening
,
narrowing
,
ease
,
lower
,
alleviation
,
defusing
,
subsiding
,
shrinking
,
lightening
,
cutting
,
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,
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,
cut
,
relaxation
,
mitigation
,
restriction
,
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,
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,
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,
abatement
,
detente
,
attenuation
,
fall
,
loss
,
commutation
,
détente
,
let-up
,
increasing
,
curbing
,
curtailing
,
heightening
,
eliminating
,
greater
,
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,
limiting
,
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,
boosting
,
blunting
,
bolstering
,
minimal
,
avoiding
,
exacerbating
,
improving
,
counteracting
,
removing
,
enhancing
,
broadening
,
tempering
,
eroding
,
outweighed
,
deterring
,
ameliorate
,
undermining
,
strengthening
,
preventing
,
averting
,
undercutting
,
elevating
,
dulling
,
maximizing
,
offsetting
,
negligible
,
reversing
,
stanching
,
forestalling
,
diffusing
,
allaying
,
wane
,
neutralizing
,
intensifying
,
shortening
,
slowing
,
loosening
,
countering
,
dissipating
,
counterbalancing
,
consequent
,
stabilizing
,
significant
,
considerable
,
abate
,
moderating
,
lessening
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