lessening
verbHow many syllables in lessening?
There are 3 syllables in the word lessening.How to pronounce lessening:
Definition of lessening:
- lessening (verb):
- to shrink in size, number, or degree decrease
Synonyms for lessening:
abatement
abbreviation
abridgement
abridgment
abruptness
alteration
casualty
change
compression
contraction
curtailment
de-escalation
decline
decrease
decreasing
diminishing
diminution
drop-off
dwindling
dwindling away
ebbing
erosion
let-up
minimization
moderation
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Antonyms for lessening:
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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- by dint of
- pillowy
- stupefying
- courtesy
- interlope
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- inflected
- congruence
- splendorous
- escorted
- sepulture
- fructify
- destroyer
- epithet
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- amazement
- unwieldy
- anxiously
- wistfully
- insistant
- joyfully
- contended
- amendment
- assertive
- triumphant
- sympathy
- meditate
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- circulate
- tiniest
- expertly
- unexplored
- furious
- chattering
- catalyst
- tolerance
- synopsis
- possibly
- angina
- conundrum
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Syllable Fun Fact
Ambisyllabicity occurs when a consonant at the boundary of two syllables belongs to both, as in the word 'happen'.
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