diminishing

adjective

How many syllables in diminishing?

There are 4 syllables in the word diminishing.

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Divide diminishing into syllables:

di · min · ish · ing

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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