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Nouns (4)

diminution

n. the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)

decrease, reduction, step-down

n. the act of decreasing or reducing something

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Fuzzynyms (17)

degeneration, devolution

n. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality

corruption

n. decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)

dissolving, dissolution

n. the process of going into solution; "the dissolving of salt in water"

regression, simple regression, regression toward the mean, statistical regression

n. the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)

abbreviation

n. shortening something by omitting parts of it

drain

n. a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration"

abatement

n. the act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement"

condensation, abridgement, abridgment, capsule

n. a shortened version of a written work

exhaustion

n. the act of exhausting something entirely

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Antonyms (12)

augmentation

n. the act of augmenting

increase, increment, growth

n. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"

increase, step-up

n. the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"

amplification

n. (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current

augmentation

n. the act of augmenting

advance, rise

n. increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"

surge, upsurge

n. a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime"

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