diminishing
adjectiveHow many syllables in diminishing?
There are 4 syllables in the word diminishing.How to pronounce diminishing:
Definition of diminishing:
- diminishing (adjective):
- becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so.
- a shortening of a word or group of words, often marked by an apostrophe, for example I've come for I have come
Synonyms for diminishing:
abbreviation
abridgement
abridgment
compression
contraction
curtailment
decreasing
lessening
reducing
shortening
shrinking
Antonyms for diminishing:
accelerating
accentuating
accumulating
advancing
amplifying
augmenting
booming
broadening
building
burgeoning
climbing
crescive
deepening
developing
emergent
enhancing
enlarging
escalating
expanding
explosive
flourishing
fructifying
germinating
growing
heightening
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