Synonyms for diminished
di·min·ished

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1. diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakenedadjective

   impaired by diminution

   Synonyms:
   wasted, hurt, small, lessened, debased, belittled, faded, attenuate, cut, vitiated, weakened, thinned, atrophied, corrupted, attenuated

   Antonyms:
   increased, unimpaired

2. atrophied, wasted, diminishedadjective

   (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use

   "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm"

   Synonyms:
   pinched, senseless, otiose, atrophied, gaunt, squandered, purposeless, lessened, superfluous, skeletal, emaciated, vitiated, haggard, belittled, cadaverous, weakened, small, wasted, bony, pointless

   Antonyms:
   unimpaired, increased

3. diminishedadjective

   (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval

   "a diminished fifth"

   Synonyms:
   belittled, wasted, weakened, vitiated, atrophied, small, lessened

   Antonyms:
   unimpaired, increased

4. belittled, diminished, smalladjective

   made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

   "her comments made me feel small"

   Synonyms:
   wasted, atrophied, lowly, humble, lessened, modest, small(a), minuscule, minor, pocket-sized, belittled, weakened, small, pocket-size, vitiated, little, small-scale, low

   Antonyms:
   unimpaired, increased

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1. • Music

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. involve oneself deeply

   in a particular activity

   Submitted by anonymous on July 12, 2020  

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1. List of paraphrases for "diminished":

   decreased, declined, reduced, fallen, weakened, dropped, mitigated, attenuated, decrease, lessened

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1. Charles Krauthammer:

   The second [reason they’re afraid] is that the Egyptian regime is in a death struggle with radical Islam in the country… And now if they're able to bring down airplanes, the prestige of the regime in sort of winning the battle against the jihadists is really diminished.

2. Admiral Hyman Rickover:

   Responsiblity is a unique concept. It can only reside and inhere in a single individual. You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you. You may disclaim it, but you cannot divest yourself of it.

3. Matt Hancock:

   I could not look my children in the eyes unless I knew I was doing all in my power to solve this great threat, i shudder at the thought of a world in which their( antibiotics') power is diminished. Antimicrobial resistance is a big danger to humanity and is as big a danger as climate change or warfare.

4. Sean Newman:

   All the woes that were plaguing EM are somewhat diminished, you could call it the JOC principle - Fed Chairman Janet Yellen, Oil and China.

5. Federal Court of Justice:

   The economic value of the original sound was therefore not diminished, the hip-hop music style lives by using such sound sequences and would not survive if it were banned.