lessen vs step down

step down vs lessen

lessen and step down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lessen	No	No	Yes	No
step down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, step down is a hyponym of lessen; that is, step down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lessen:

lessen: make become smaller
step down: reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of

Other hyponyms of lessen include suppress, mitigate, pare, pare down, circumscribe, confine to, limit, boil down, concentrate, reduce, reduce, shrink, abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten, abate, slack, slake, lour, lower, turn down, de-escalate, weaken, minimise, minimize, bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down, cut, relax, slack, slack up, slacken, belittle, diminish.

lessen (verb)	step down (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range	reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
wear off or die down	give up or retire from a position
make become smaller

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