diminish vs slow

slow vs diminish

diminish is not an adjective while slow is an adjective.

diminish and slow both are verbs.

diminish is not an adverb while slow is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
diminish	No	No	Yes	No
slow	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

As verbs, slow is a hyponym of diminish; that is, slow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diminish:

diminish: decrease in size, extent, or range
slow: lose velocity; move more slowly

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 away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.

diminish (adjective)	slow (adjective)
	not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
	at a slow tempo
	(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
	(of business) not active or brisk
	slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
	so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

diminish (verb)	slow (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range	lose velocity; move more slowly
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of	become slow or slower
	cause to proceed more slowly

diminish (adverb)	slow (adverb)
	without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
	showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

Difference between diminish and slow

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