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To diminish in intensity or severity, especially gradually
To reduce the impact, intensity or severity of something
To make or become less in amount or quantity
To decrease the value, character, or quality of
To reduce a person's worth or dignity, especially through shame
To decline or deteriorate in condition
To reduce in extent or quantity
To represent or estimate at less than the true value or importance
To cause damage to, or have a diminishing effect on
To stop, hinder or impede the flow or progress of
To subtract or take away an amount from another
To belittle or express disapproval of
To neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite and equal force
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Verb
▲
To diminish in intensity or severity, especially gradually
diminishes
decreases
moderates
abates
dwindles
eases
wanes
declines
ebbs
lowers
subsides
weakens
mitigates
recedes
falls
shrinks
alleviates
softens
fades
allays
tempers
assuages
tapers
drops
dulls
relents
remits
slackens
deadens
attenuates
blunts
palls
mollifies
checks
plummets
palliates
lightens
dampens
relaxes
contracts
flags
nosedives
quietens
dilutes
drains
depresses
cuts
erodes
impairs
closes
blurs
thins
minifies
desists
tames
clips
drops off
de-escalates
tapers off
lets up
falls away
peters out
tails off
dies down
phases down
tones down
drains away
dies out
eases off
dies away
ratchets down
goes down
grows less
wastes away
drops away
winds down
takes the edge off
grows smaller
becomes smaller
gets less
dies off
slows down
cuts back
soft-pedals
takes the sting out
takes the bite out
rolls back
comes down
slacks up
reduces
sinks
relieves
soothes
calms
quells
subdues
falls off
slumps
curbs
stifles
cools
depreciates
cushions
restrains
suppresses
damps
plunges
stills
disappears
lulls
minimizes
US
muffles
smothers
minimises
UK
fades away
curtails
melts away
deteriorates
dips
quiets
withers
evaporates
appeases
downsizes
modifies
mutes
helps
vanishes
settles
crashes
tranquilizes
US
extenuates
stops
descends
comes to an end
dives
depletes
goes downhill
downscales
decays
tumbles
slows
decrements
undermines
tranquillises
UK
damps down
eases up
droops
slackens off
slakes
slacks off
placates
lenifies
fails
pacifies
numbs
limits
wears away
composes
trails off
wastes
devaluates
controls
degenerates
becomes less
dissipates
cools off
dents
crumbles
benumbs
dissolves
quenches
trails
represses
dies
qualifies
takes a nosedive
modulates
dims
slacks
calms down
knocks down
wears down
dries up
saps
languishes
wears off
fizzles out
dispels
ceases
buffers
shrivels
extinguishes
restricts
devalues
contains
deflates
mellows
squelches
sates
runs low
regresses
quashes
sweetens
runs out
cuts down
craters
destroys
puts a damper on
skids
sags
gentles
wilts
falls steeply
loosens
falls sharply
ameliorates
degrades
settles down
cuts off
cauterizes
US
fades out
constricts
gives out
goes away
overcomes
cauterises
UK
grows faint
drops rapidly
debilitates
retards
goes into a tailspin
absorbs
smooths
hits the floor
hushes
banishes
cheapens
turns down
disintegrates
bates
slides
disperses
goes
breaks
makes less
puts damper on
puts the lid on
satisfies
becomes weaker
grows dim
gets lower
enervates
narrows
goes through the floor
trails away
lets up on
takes a dive
comes to a halt
comes to nothing
enfeebles
salves
blocks
disables
downgrades
vitiates
dulcifies
inhibits
waters down
releases
cripples
disempowers
hinders
adjusts
halts
discounts
looses
lapses
melts
comforts
terminates
collapses
devalorizes
subjugates
decelerates
decimates
silences
downturns
heals
dams
stems
slopes
retrenches
makes less intense
subverts
chills out
obtunds
rises above
finishes
balms
commutes
pipes down
stays
chokes off
slashes
atrophies
gets rid of
pares down
makes weaker
defuses
ruins
dumps
puts an end to
worsens
puts out a fire
pours oil on
throws cold water on
anesthetizes
US
ends
staunches
cures
clears
rebates
stanches
wrecks
succors
US
prevents
rots
lags
does damage control
retrogrades
becomes weak
narrows down
loses edge
marks down
emaciates
pours cold water on
dampens down
puts a lid on
scales down
makes smaller
succours
UK
quietens down
caves in
holds back
breaks down
becomes lower
breaks up
comes to a stop
takes a header
tails away
levels off
takes the heat off
gets smaller
prunes
shortens
falters
regulates
chills
untightens
abases
revises
blankets
diffuses
reins
improves
addresses
gutters
keeps in check
disengages
grows weaker
minimalizes
paralyzes
US
paralyses
UK
takes the bite out of
takes the sting out of
gratifies
satiates
faints
makes reasonable
abbreviates
excuses
fixes
masks
loses ground
fixes up
slips
takes sting out
patches things up
muzzles
makes less active
plays down
drops down
anaesthetizes
UK
temperates
muddies up
retires
reduces the force of
peters
resolves
desensitizes
US
fizzles
devitalizes
etiolates
falls short
unlaxes
goes downwards
passes
kills
becomes less intense
closes out
keeps it down
decreases the volume
dies away or out
dies away or down
straitens
reduces the effect of
offsets
gruntles
infrigidates
freezes
freshens
allies
frosts
blows over
withdraws
clears up
devolves
ebbs away
smooths down
anaesthetises
UK
scales back
relapses
tires
grows weak
disimproves
reduces punishment
steps down
totters
loses
loses its effectiveness
loses strength
loses intensity
loses its effect
spoils
drags
backslides
buckles
stabilizes
US
runs dry
withers away
falls through
prostrates
becomes moribund
has one foot in the grave
thins out
flops
hebetates
liberalises
UK
liberalizes
US
desensitises
UK
cools it
dismisses
phases out
makes narrower
protects against
thins down
bows out
eliminates
passes away
sinks into oblivion
disappears slowly
treats
wizens
takes pressure off
softens the impact of
reduces the impact of
lessens the impact of
neutralizes
US
loses value
shields against
defends against
stabilises
UK
neutralises
UK
feels faint
becomes listless
feels weak
loses energy
makes less formal
eases up on
nurses
makes less strict
drives away
chases away
puts to rest
drives off
gets narrower
becomes narrower
lays off
declines in price
folds up
decreases in value
cools out
safeguards against
minishes
hits the dirt
tips over
clears the air
smooths out
attends
weathers
eats away
writes down
frets
nibbles
brightens
writes off
nourishes
remedies
doctors
lowers in price
counteracts
scatters
lowers in value
varies
punctuates
solaces
consoles
bites
pales
arrests
lisses
interrupts
rehabilitates
makes better
aids
assists
pales into insignificance
loses significance
decreases in importance
brings respite to
eats away at
chips away at
does a number on
gnaws away at
bites at
takes its toll
brings an end to
takes a load off
takes load off
brings aid to
makes something bearable
brings aid
threatens
damages
loses lustre
grows dull
destabilizes
US
sabotages
disrupts
undoes
becomes less dense
becomes less in number
clears out
becomes less numerous
resists
opposes
withstands
demolishes
brings to a standstill
thwarts
detracts from
undercuts
foils
destabilises
UK
chips away
more ❯
“As the magical properties of the salve reach the center of the pain, the pain begins to
lessen
and finally disappears.”
Verb
▲
To reduce the impact, intensity or severity of something
softens
suppresses
stifles
deadens
dampens
mitigates
muffles
alleviates
blunts
dulls
cushions
reduces
moderates
controls
restrains
checks
curbs
diminishes
overcomes
represses
smothers
bridles
constrains
contains
quells
inhibits
quashes
mutes
buttresses
damps
mellows
quietens
curtails
stems
subdues
absorbs
decreases
depresses
eases
lightens
deflates
harshes
lowers
squashes
staunches
tones down
reins in
keeps in check
holds in check
gets under control
slows down
takes the edge off
damps down
gets rid of
puts a damper on
soaks up
holds back
makes less active
pillows
bolsters
masters
governs
crushes
squelches
silences
arrests
licks
quietens down
puts down
nips in the bud
keeps the lid on
clamps down on
snuffs out
slaps down
keeps a lid on
cracks down on
regulates
tames
holds
measures
keeps
rules
muzzles
pulls in
bottles up
keeps under control
keeps back
chokes back
conceals
swallows
strangles
sinks
submerges
pockets
withholds
covers up
puts a lid on
fights back
keeps a rein on
holds in
cools
gags
stays
corks
restricts
kills
limits
straitens
keeps down
reins back
brings under control
keeps within bounds
holds down
sits on
pulls back
keeps in line
keeps in
boxes up
cracks down
puts a brake on
keeps a tight rein on
gets the better of
disciplines
more ❯
“Many cinematic techniques are used in an attempt to
lessen
the impact of the violence or to make it seem more artistic.”
Verb
▲
To make or become less in amount or quantity
reduces
decreases
diminishes
lowers
curtails
slashes
downsizes
drops
prunes
abates
downscales
minimises
UK
minimizes
US
truncates
dwindles
depletes
abridges
lightens
dents
discounts
narrows
degrades
impairs
pares down
de-escalates
dials down
knocks down
winds down
makes smaller
makes less
cuts
cuts back
cuts down
axes
UK
trims
eases
scales down
slims down
moderates
marks down
limits
shrinks
brings down
curbs
whittles down
pares
attenuates
tapers
makes cutbacks in
clips
downgrades
shaves
contracts
depreciates
tempers
depresses
decrements
quells
cuts back on
retrenches
rolls back
steps down
sinks
shortens
devaluates
restricts
tones down
mitigates
devalues
cheapens
weakens
minifies
restrains
rationalizes
US
breaks
tapers off
rationalises
UK
takes down
drops off
runs down
tails off
cuts down on
eases off
writes down
writes off
makes reductions in
alleviates
rations
ebbs
relaxes
couches
declines
dilutes
whittles
deflates
deducts
trims back
trims down
undervalues
docks
puts down
economizes on
keeps down
rounds down
scales back
phases down
whittles away
takes off
phases out
eases up on
stifles
subdues
turns down
slenderizes
makes fewer
represses
damps down
slows
debases
dips
sheds
lets up
demotes
ratchets down
eliminates
deletes
omits
removes
confines
retrenches on
reduces greatly
keeps at a minimum
keeps to a minimum
subtracts
gets rid of
causes to fall
rebates
economizes
US
economises
UK
strikes off
knocks off
takes away
budget cuts
trims away
rolls down
tunes down
wanes
slackens
peters out
erodes
amortises
UK
slows down
casts down
extenuates
dries up
tightens
takes the edge off
qualifies
amortizes
US
more ❯
“Small amounts of alcohol may increase your metabolic rate and
lessen
the amount of calories your body absorbs from food.”
Verb
▲
To decrease the value, character, or quality of
corrupts
degrades
debases
perverts
subverts
vitiates
warps
depraves
demeans
poisons
cheapens
debauches
deteriorates
abases
demoralises
UK
demoralizes
US
bastardises
UK
bastardizes
US
profanes
prostitutes
cankers
defiles
pollutes
devalues
contaminates
fouls
lowers
taints
sullies
undermines
brutalizes
US
bestializes
brutalises
UK
blemishes
adulterates
tarnishes
desecrates
spoils
impairs
ruins
depreciates
bemeans
violates
weakens
injures
abuses
makes degenerate
drags down
leads astray
damages
reduces
demotes
harms
diminishes
distorts
smirches
infects
blights
blackens
soils
stains
mortifies
disgraces
despoils
dilutes
vulgarizes
US
vulgarises
UK
casts down
lowers the status of
twists
shames
stoops
descends
skews
bends
sinks
alloys
dumbs down
waters down
downgrades
mongrelizes
betrays
crawls
hurts
subjugates
reduces in value
worsens
darkens
besmirches
goes bad
brings down
goes to hell
brings low
colours
UK
lives in the gutter
reduces in quality
wastes
ravages
deforms
disfigures
defaces
biases
biasses
destabilizes
US
undercuts
destabilises
UK
disrupts
prejudices
degenerates
seduces
chastens
turns
jaundices
befouls
pulls down
embitters
unhallows
blasphemes
sours
colors
US
misuses
cripples
trashes
tars
commits sacrilege
debilitates
treats with disrespect
devaluates
does wrong
takes down
drags through the mud
reduces the status of
dehumanizes
US
derogates
dehumanises
UK
puts down
brings shame to
cuts down to size
tears down
shoots down
runs down
takes down a peg
cuts down
dishonours
UK
dishonors
US
smears
blots
dirties
makes impure
destroys
discredits
vandalizes
US
spots
outrages
defames
vandalises
UK
humiliates
stigmatizes
US
humbles
grimes
gaums
smudges
daubs
mucks
muddies
begrimes
bemires
distains
mires
embarrasses
stigmatises
UK
reflects badly on
makes lose face
makes unclean
discolours
UK
vilifies
brings into disrepute
shows in a bad light
brings dishonour to
gives a black eye
blackens the name of
marks
brings shame on
denigrates
discolors
US
brings discredit to
gives a bad name to
unsettles
influences
lures
touches
manipulates
sabotages
treats sacrilegiously
tramples on
tampers with
afflicts
overwhelms
radioactivates
diseases
spreads to
spreads among
runs through
more ❯
“I am unwilling to
lessen
the sanctity of our holy writings by referring to them sacrilegiously.”
Verb
▲
To reduce a person's worth or dignity, especially through shame
discredits
disgraces
shames
debases
lowers
humiliates
degrades
humbles
dishonours
UK
dishonors
US
smirches
chastens
belittles
demeans
cheapens
diminishes
devalues
denigrates
abases
disparages
dehumanises
UK
dehumanizes
US
downgrades
takes down
brings shame to
cuts down to size
lowers the status of
tears down
takes down a peg
sinks
fouls
casts down
dumps on
mortifies
embarrasses
brings down
smears
taints
abashes
brings low
crushes
defames
puts down
stigmatizes
US
deflates
sullies
stains
stigmatises
UK
shoots down
reduces
tarnishes
subdues
takes down a peg or two
puts someone in their place
blackens
shows up
makes someone eat crow
bemeans
squashes
snubs
blots
owns
drags through the mud
discomfits
besmears
drags down
reflects badly on
brings into disrepute
makes a fool of
puts to shame
makes someone eat humble pie
depreciates
shows in a bad light
gives a black eye
besmirches
undervalues
breaks
chagrins
slurs
flattens
quashes
defiles
runs down
causes to lose face
makes ashamed
brings shame on
settles someone's hash
gives a bad name to
demotes
stoops
minimizes
US
slanders
prostitutes
descends
minimises
UK
derogates
declasses
scandalizes
US
exposes
bumps
reproaches
pulls down
blemishes
disfavors
US
disfavours
UK
corrupts
debauches
marks down
scandalises
UK
desecrates
ridicules
drags through the mire
detracts from
cuts down
brings shame upon
gives a bad name
puts in a bad light
brings discredit to
gets the better of
makes lose face
brings dishonour to
takes the wind out of your sails
has the last laugh on
blackens the name of
condescends
deigns
bastardizes
US
lowers in rank
lowers in status
brands
succumbs
disconcerts
relegates
spots
injures
profanes
bastardises
UK
mocks
disrespects
libels
derides
attaints
disregards
betrays
makes someone feel ashamed
makes uncomfortable
casts a slur
reduces the status of
squelches
silences
upsets
overcomes
dismisses
demolishes
puts away
strikes dumb
loses face
lowers yourself
lowers oneself
demeans oneself
debases oneself
sells out
pops one's balloon
puts one away
makes eat dirt
tars and feathers
takes apart
sets back
reverts
beats down
takes to bits
takes to pieces
brings down a peg
cuts to the quick
makes one feel small
busts
reduces to the ranks
kicks downstairs
cows
forces to eat humble pie
tames
disrates
devaluates
depresses
withers
slams
rips
blisters
pans
discountenances
decreases
downplays
vanquishes
confuses
puts in one's place
attenuates
devalorizes
benches
demerits
plays down
causes to feel small
puts out of countenance
writes off
writes down
vilifies
maligns
calumniates
censures
soils
insults
compromises
disesteems
casts aspersions on
does a hatchet job on
pooh-poohs
brings into disfavour
blackens someone's name
more ❯
“I had been wrong to not want to know about his past, for knowing didn't
lessen
him in my eyes.”
Verb
▲
To decline or deteriorate in condition
degenerates
deteriorates
declines
worsens
sinks
regresses
retrogrades
atrophies
weakens
fails
slips
disintegrates
slides
slumps
retrogresses
devolves
backslides
disimproves
vitiates
crumbles
decays
dwindles
languishes
goes downhill
goes to pot
gets worse
hits the skids
goes to the dogs
falls off
goes down the toilet
grows worse
goes down the tubes
goes to rack and ruin
goes to the pack
becomes debilitated
takes a turn for the worse
comes apart at seams
rots
ebbs
falls
descends
lapses
decreases
collapses
wastes
corrodes
relapses
reduces
goes to pieces
dies on vine
wastes away
more ❯
“His drawings remained great from the mid-'70s onwards, but the print quality began to
lessen
as the prices increased.”
Verb
▲
To reduce in extent or quantity
curtails
reduces
cuts
decreases
diminishes
shortens
trims
truncates
abridges
abbreviates
shrinks
contracts
docks
clips
slashes
curbs
downsizes
crops
limits
lops
chops
elides
syncopates
retrenches
restrains
restricts
minifies
controls
cramps
halts
inhibits
cuts back
cuts down
pares down
cuts short
slims down
boils down
rolls back
reins in
tightens up
breaks off
holds back
reins back
puts a limit on
puts a restriction on
puts the brakes on
condenses
prunes
compresses
snips
bobs
telescopes
dwindles
minimizes
US
excerpts
minimises
UK
narrows
gets shorter
concentrates
makes shorter
takes up
cuts to the bone
turns up
epitomizes
US
epitomises
UK
economizes
US
lowers
checks
economises
UK
marks down
foreshortens
slims
constricts
lops off
deflates
pares
whittles down
shears
shaves
rounds down
tightens
cuts off
wastes away
shrivels
becomes smaller
makes smaller
gets smaller
grows smaller
squeezes
withers
grows shorter
abstracts
synopsizes
digests
summarizes
US
summarises
UK
blues pencil
puts in a nutshell
disappears
more ❯
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To represent or estimate at less than the true value or importance
minimises
UK
minimizes
US
diminishes
downplays
reduces
underrates
undervalues
understates
moderates
softens
trivialises
UK
trivializes
US
underestimates
devalues
whitewashes
minifies
underplays
misprizes
weakens
deemphasizes
mitigates
deprecates
discounts
extenuates
cheapens
qualifies
tempers
minimalizes
de-emphasizes
plays down
soft-pedals
glosses over
makes light of
shrugs off
sells short
brushes aside
tones down
talks down
makes little of
detracts from
hold cheap
pooh-poohs
makes light
brushes off
takes lightly
belittles
depreciates
downgrades
underemphasizes
disparages
rates too low
does an injustice to
detracts
sets little store by
takes away from
vilipends
rationalizes
US
derogates
sugarcoats
defames
lowers
prettifies
disesteems
undermines
rationalises
UK
palliates
softens up
sets no store by
thinks too little of
deflates
slights
underprices
puts down
disregards
misjudges
underweens
demeans
justifies
fails to appreciate
sets too little store by
covers up
undertones
decries
candy-coats
discredits
looks down on
denigrates
explains away
brushes something under the carpet
undersells
takes for granted
knocks
thinks nothing of
gives a lower profile
dumbs down
attaches little importance to
gives little weight to
devaluates
underrepresents
decreases
blisters
withdraws
backbites
writes off
laughs at
cuta rate
subtracts from
disses
scorns
dismisses
scoffs at
sneers at
derides
ridicules
mocks
pans
disdains
runs down
bad-mouths
trashes
slams
treats lightly
trash-talks
cries down
slurs
contemns
vilifies
slags off
pours scorn on
laughs off
rubbishes
maligns
roasts
spurns
hits out at
does a hatchet job on
drags through the mud
has a go at
kisses off
criticizes
US
insults
slates
reviles
despises
criticises
UK
picks holes in
tears down
pulls apart
dumps on
does down
takes to pieces
taunts
slanders
gibes
jeers
abuses
flouts
sneers
smears
asperses
condemns
scoffs
marginalizes
US
bashes
marginalises
UK
takes down
looks down one's nose at
makes fun of
jibes at
pokes fun at
casts aspersions on
treats with contempt
degrades
twits
rags
censures
traduces
disrespects
scouts
ignores
pillories
calumniates
rejects
raps
takes down a peg
shoots down
jeers at
thinks little of
rags on
cuts down to size
debases
teases
disgraces
humbles
abhors
dispraises
jibes
snubs
rips
scorches
vituperates
torments
flames
disfavors
US
disfavours
UK
takes the piss out of
regards with contempt
treats contemptuously
puts aside
turns your nose up at
pokes mullock at
speaks ill of
looks down upon
waves aside
speaks badly of
refuses to acknowledge
takes a swipe at
tears into
makes sport of
treats as unimportant
heaps scorn on
takes the mickey
attacks
disapproves
denounces
faults
discountenances
libels
impugns
rallies
blasts
ribs
finds fault
takes a dig at
tears to pieces
finds fault with
kids
chaffs
lampoons
satirizes
US
rides
razzes
puts hooks in
pulls to pieces
quizzes
boos
banters
scouts at
makes a fool of
digs at
shows contempt
fleers at
skewers
squashes
squelches
louts
shuns
makes a joke of
jokes about
satirises
UK
does a number on
flouts at
holds up to ridicule
rebuffs
sets aside
repudiates
shoots full of holes
cuts to the quick
shames
dishonors
US
looks down at
frowns on
holds in disdain
dishonours
UK
humiliates
smirches
throws cold water on
puts out of your mind
pours cold water on
overlooks
sullies
offends
stigmatizes
US
girds
affronts
tarnishes
stains
outrages
wounds
neglects
besmirches
abases
taints
chastens
sinks
fouls
passes over
has no time for
pushes aside
turns a blind eye to
thinks no more of
pays no attention to
forgets about
takes no notice of
turns a deaf ear to
shuts eyes to
sweeps aside
reproaches
soils
defies
besmears
slaps
exposes
compromises
reflects badly on
drags through the mire
shows up
blackens someone's name
gives a bad name
brings into disrepute
shows in a bad light
brings shame upon
stigmatises
UK
puts in a bad light
brings into disfavour
fails
disobeys
has contempt for
has no use for
hates
cuts down
makes jokes about
sniffs at
shows contempt for
abominates
holds in contempt
writes down
knocks off
brings down
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cause damage to, or have a diminishing effect on
impairs
damages
spoils
ruins
harms
compromises
hurts
undermines
injures
destroys
weakens
defaces
disfigures
vitiates
blemishes
cripples
breaks
flaws
blights
diminishes
endamages
tarnishes
impedes
crabs
debases
disables
bloodies
debilitates
reduces
totals
hinders
enfeebles
threatens
devalues
deteriorates
prejudices
blunts
queers
enervates
cheapens
decreases
invalidates
worsens
dings
tweaks
devaluates
disqualifies
unfits
messes up
fouls up
crosses up
puts the kibosh on
roughs up
makes useless
loses strength
subverts
saps
shakes
has a bad effect on
pulls the rug out from under
wrecks
mangles
trashes
sullies
defiles
sabotages
taints
blots
demolishes
scars
stains
vandalizes
US
ravages
scratches
pollutes
crushes
smashes
vandalises
UK
disfeatures
louses up
corrupts
mutilates
deforms
devastates
distorts
maims
scuppers
uglifies
scotches
upsets
desecrates
undoes
torpedoes
disrupts
contaminates
blasts
annihilates
wounds
dirties
shatters
smirches
dismantles
corrodes
shakes up
scorches
does harm to
screws up
smashes up
mucks up
discolours
UK
discolors
US
wreaks havoc on
brutalizes
US
brutalises
UK
contorts
dilapidates
misshapes
obliterates
cramps
has a negative effect on
warps
disfashions
destabilizes
US
hamstrings
bruises
makes unattractive
bends
jeopardizes
US
hampers
detracts
paralyzes
US
paralyses
UK
makes ugly
impoverishes
restricts
bankrupts
incapacitates
depresses
devitalizes
afflicts
puts a damper on
limits
withers
shocks
batters
inconveniences
stifles
jeopardises
UK
detracts from
destabilises
UK
takes out
interferes with
besmirches
befouls
soils
causes detriment to
spots
puts out of action
throws a monkey wrench into
puts out of commission
rains on someone's parade
guts
grimes
smudges
muddies
blackens
begrimes
despoils
razes
pillages
plunders
splits
maltreats
disintegrates
abuses
scathes
lacerates
cracks
tears
knocks
dents
infects
burns
rots
gnaws
rusts
wrongs
sacks
bleaches
fades
stabs
desolates
depredates
wears away
bangs up
tampers with
darkens
tars
smears
marks
denigrates
spoliates
plays havoc with
does damage to
dashes
nixes
plays merry hell with
banjaxes
blows
drives a nail into the coffin of
euchres
cruels
delivers a blow to
squashes
makes a mess of
does for
blows a hole in
brings to naught
takes apart
balls up
ballses up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To stop, hinder or impede the flow or progress of
retards
hinders
impedes
hampers
inhibits
curbs
obstructs
checks
restrains
restricts
handicaps
delays
trammels
encumbers
slows
hamstrings
fetters
arrests
clogs
stalls
detains
interrupts
decelerates
stays
brakes
cumbers
baulks
UK
balks
US
slackens
baffles
crimps
chokes
postpones
retardates
mires
defers
bogs
holds back
holds up
slows down
interferes with
sets back
keeps back
slows up
puts a brake on
bogs down
hangs up
shuts down
closes off
puts back
shuts off
takes down
backs off
chokes off
lets up
throws a spanner in the works
brings to screeching halt
throws a monkey wrench in the works of
stunts
tempers
curtails
reduces
limits
lags
moderates
abates
diminishes
regulates
decreases
embogs
reefs
loiters
procrastinates
qualifies
quiets
reins in
anchors it
cuts down
keeps waiting
winds down
loses steam
puts the brakes on
cuts back
loses speed
hits the brakes
lets down flaps
gets in the way of
thwarts
stymies
blocks
stops
foils
cramps
frustrates
prevents
hobbles
cripples
halts
shackles
deters
handcuffs
bars
hog-ties
derails
withholds
pauses
represses
protracts
prorogues
remits
shelves
intermits
prolongs
holds
confines
puts off
staves off
holds off on
holds over
makes late
stands in the way of
forestalls
constrains
opposes
prohibits
bottlenecks
burdens
neutralizes
US
embarrasses
muzzles
manacles
crabs
neutralises
UK
contravenes
counteracts
borks
interferes
debars
resists
gets in the way
shuts out
louses up
short-circuits
boxes in
ties up
throws a spoke in the wheel of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To subtract or take away an amount from another
deducts
subtracts
discounts
removes
abates
withdraws
reduces
takes
debits
rebates
abstracts
docks
diminishes
withholds
allows
bates
takes off
knocks off
takes away
takes from
takes out
decreases by
reduces by
cuts back
draws back
rolls back
writes off
Verb
▲
To belittle or express disapproval of
derogates
diminishes
disparages
denigrates
belittles
decries
deprecates
discredits
downplays
vilifies
defames
insults
slights
attacks
criticises
UK
criticizes
US
downgrades
abuses
depreciates
knocks
pans
slams
slates
vilipends
bags
bashes
discounts
dismisses
minimises
UK
minimizes
US
pummels
US
roasts
rubbishes
skewers
slanders
trashes
asperses
cheapens
compromises
contemns
deflates
devaluates
disses
hammers
humiliates
vituperates
monsters
bad-mouths
kisses off
writes off
plays down
puts down
runs down
slags off
talks down
casts aspersions on
detracts from
lays into
dumps on
pours scorn on
tears into
cries down
hits out at
pulls apart
trash-talks
speaks evil of
speaks ill of
takes to pieces
throws mud at
does a hatchet job on
drags through the mud
has a go at
throws brickbats at
scorns
ridicules
mocks
derides
slurs
scoffs at
pooh-poohs
sneers at
maligns
reviles
hold cheap
detracts
disdains
undervalues
underrates
underestimates
misprizes
tears down
cuts down to size
dispraises
marginalizes
US
marginalises
UK
disrespects
trivializes
US
offends
taunts
makes fun of
affronts
minifies
demeans
jeers
condemns
outrages
gibes
scoffs
trivialises
UK
wounds
laughs at
treats lightly
slaps
pokes fun at
speaks badly of
degrades
sneers
smears
pillories
traduces
calumniates
raps
despises
makes light of
jibes at
does down
rags on
takes down
picks holes in
takes down a peg
shoots down
pulls to pieces
rags
censures
badmouths
scouts
flouts
lowers
disgraces
twits
rips
libels
blisters
scorches
impugns
jibes
shames
flames
torments
treats with contempt
backstabs
jeers at
laughs off
sells short
talks trash
slings mud at
takes a swipe at
heaps scorn on
teases
devalues
misbids
misrespects
berates
disapproves
blasts
denounces
humbles
girds
faults
spurns
discountenances
questions
puts hooks in
thinks little of
mistrusts
repudiates
makes little of
poormouths
finds fault
takes a dig at
tears to pieces
puts away
gives comeuppance
knocks off high horse
crushes
besmirches
rejects
comments negatively
mortifies
snubs
finds fault with
looks down on
dishonors
US
dishonours
UK
messes with
blackens
condescends
stigmatizes
US
scandalizes
US
deigns
scandalises
UK
stigmatises
UK
cuts down
treats contemptuously
makes jokes about
casts down
knocks down
demoralizes
US
demoralises
UK
rips up
bad mouths
gives a bad name
gives black eye
sullies the reputation of
spreads lies about
blackens the character of
criticizes unfairly
blackens the name of
ribs
kids
chaffs
lampoons
satirizes
US
razzes
quizzes
banters
louts
satirises
UK
pokes mullock at
makes sport of
takes the mickey
takes the piss out of
does a number on
flouts at
holds up to ridicule
understates
squashes
squelches
cuts to the quick
shoots full of holes
more ❯
Verb
▲
To neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite and equal force
counteracts
neutralises
UK
neutralizes
US
offsets
counterbalances
negates
nullifies
annuls
cancels
counterpoises
balances
countervails
negatives
corrects
counterweighs
invalidates
equilibrizes
redresses
obviates
counters
contravenes
counterchecks
fixes
rectifies
remedies
bucks
counterworks
halts
reduces
rights
stabilises
UK
stabilizes
US
cancels out
compensates for
balances out
makes up for
evens out
crossing out
responds to
goes against
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