Synonyms of diminished

Verb


1. decrease, diminish, lessen, fall, change magnitude

usage: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

2. diminish, belittle, decrease, lessen, minify

usage: lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"

Adjective


1. diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakened, impaired (vs. unimpaired)

usage: impaired by diminution

2. atrophied (vs. hypertrophied), wasted, diminished

usage: (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"

3. diminished, decreased (vs. increased), reduced

usage: (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval; "a diminished fifth"

4. belittled, diminished, small, decreased (vs. increased), reduced

usage: made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small"

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