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diminish vs dwindle

dwindle vs diminish

diminish and dwindle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
diminish No No Yes No
dwindle No No Yes No
As verbs, dwindle is a hyponym of diminish; that is, dwindle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diminish:
  • diminish: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • dwindle: become smaller or lose substance
Other hyponyms of diminish include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither, abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off, deflate, dwindle away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.
diminish (verb) dwindle (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range become smaller or lose substance
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
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