Synonyms and Antonyms for lessen
1. lessen (v.)
decrease in size, extent, or range
- decelerate
- de-escalate
- let up
- dwindle
- shorten
- reduce
- decrease
- contract
- vanish
- weaken
- decline
- slow
- vaporize
- die away
- ease up
- wane
- ease off
- slacken off
- dwindle down
- slow up
- shrink
- depreciate
- thin out
- shrivel
- shrivel up
- decrescendo
- undervalue
- deflate
- decoct
- flag
- concentrate
- abate
- fall
- diminish
- slow down
- boil down
- slack off
- fly
- break
- retard
- slack
- taper
- drop off
- remit
- devalue
- dwindle away
- go down
- wither
- change magnitude
- devaluate
2. lessen (v.)
make smaller
- trim
- de-escalate
- abbreviate
- abridge
- reduce
- foreshorten
- slake
- decrease
- circumscribe
- weaken
- slack up
- cut
- pare down
- shorten
- lower
- minimise
- trim down
- confine
- alter
- pare
- minify
- relax
- suppress
- cut down
- modify
- slacken
- concentrate
- abate
- belittle
- step down
- diminish
- boil down
- turn down
- change
- mitigate
- slack
- cut back
- minimize
- bring down
- lour
- contract
- shrink
- limit
- trim back
