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diminish vs dwindle away

dwindle away vs diminish

diminish and dwindle away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
diminish No No Yes No
dwindle away No No Yes No
As verbs, dwindle away is a hyponym of diminish; that is, dwindle away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diminish:
  • diminish: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • dwindle away: 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, 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 away (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range become smaller or lose substance
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
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