lessened
The word “lessened” has 2 syllables: les-sened
It's pronounced as /ˈlɛsənd/
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In the thesaurus, “lessened” has 163 synonyms and 72 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for lessened along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for lessened
- abased
- abated
- abbreviated
- abridged
- alleviated
- arid
- baked
- bankrupted
- barren
- bastardized
- befouled
- begrimed
- bleak
- blemished
- boney
- bony
- cankered
- cheapened
- clipped
- collapsed
- compressed
- condensed
- constricted
- consumed
- contaminated
- contracted
- corrupted
- cropped
- curtailed
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- damaged
- de-escalated
- dead
- debased
- debauched
- debilitated
- declined
- decreased
- defaced
- defiled
- deflated
- degraded
- dehydrated
- demeaned
- demoralized
- dented
- depleted
- depraved
- depreciated
- descended
- desert
- desolate
- destroyed
- deteriorated
- diluted
- diminished
- dirtied
- disgraced
- dishonored
- docked
- downgraded
- downscaled
- downsized
- drained
- dried-up
- dropped
- droughty
- dry
- dwindled
- eased
- ebbed
- enfeebled
- evaporated
- exhausted
- expended
- fell
- fell away
- flagged
- flawed
- gave out
- hardscrabble
- harmed
- humbled
- humiliated
- hurt
- impaired
- impoverished
- infertile
- inhospitable
- knocked down
- let up
- lifeless
- lowered
- marred
- minimized
- moderated
- modified
- modulated
- nicked
- palled
- parched
- pared
- perverted
- phased down
- poisoned
- polluted
- poor
- profaned
- prostituted
- pruned
- qualified
- rainless
- receded
- reduced
- relaxed
- relented
- remitted
- retrenched
- ruined
- sank
- sear
- sere
- shamed
- shortened
- shrank
- shrunk
- slackened
- slashed
- spent
- spoiled
- spoilt
- stained
- stark
- subsided
- subverted
- sunbaked
- sunk
- tainted
- tapered
- tapered off
- tarnished
- thinned
- thirsty
- took down
- trimmed
- truncated
- uncultivable
- unfertile
- unproductive
- untillable
- used up
- vanished
- vitiated
- waned
- warped
- waste
- watered down
- waterless
- weakened
- whittled
- wrecked
Antonyms for lessened
- accumulated
- aggrandized
- ameliorated
- amended
- amplified
- appeared
- arable
- augmented
- ballooned
- bettered
- blew up
- boosted
- bourgeoned
- built
- burgeoned
- clarified
- cleaned
- cleansed
- complemented
- dignified
- dilated
- distended
- elevated
- elongated
- emerged
- enhanced
- enlarged
- ennobled
- enriched
- escalated
- exalted
- expanded
- extended
- fertile
- fruitful
- green
- grew
- heightened
- honored
- improved
- increased
- inflated
- intensified
- lengthened
- lush
- luxuriant
- meliorated
- mounted
- mushroomed
- perfected
- picked up
- productive
- prolonged
- protracted
- purified
- raised
- redoubled
- refined
- respected
- restored
- rich
- rose
- showed up
- snowballed
- soared
- supplemented
- swelled
- sylvan
- tillable
- uplifted
- verdant
- waxed
Meanings of lessened
- verb
- To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
- To become less.
- adjective
- Having been lessened.
Example Sentences
- His fear of public speaking lessened after attending several workshops.
- The storm lessened in intensity by the evening.
- Proper training lessened the risk of workplace accidents.
- The medicine lessened her headache within an hour.
- Community support lessened the impact of the disaster.
On this page you'll find 235 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to lessened, such as: abased, abated, abbreviated, abridged, accumulated, aggrandized, alleviated.
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Related Words
abased
- abandoned
- abashed
- affronted
- bad-mouthed
- baneful
- baseborn
- bastard
- bastardized
- befouled
- begrimed
- belittled
- blemished
- boorish
- cankered
- castigated
- censured
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- clinging
- common
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- contaminated
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- damaged
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abated
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- enhanced
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- helped
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- renewed
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- retrenched
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- revived
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abbreviated
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- aphoristic
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- to the point
- transient
- transitory
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- truncated
- undersized
- unprolonged
- unsustained
- wee
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- abated
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- castrated
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- eased
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- humidified
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dampened
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