What is another word for dwindling?
Pronunciation:
[ dwˈɪndlɪŋ], [ dwˈɪndlɪŋ], [ d_w_ˈɪ_n_d_l_ɪ_ŋ]
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Similar words for dwindling:
- all (adjective)
- flagging (adjective)
- lessening (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- contraction (noun)
- decline (noun)
- decrease (noun)
- dwindling (noun)
- ebb (noun)
- fall (noun)
- nosedive (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- decreasing (verb)
- diminishing (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Dwindling:
adj.
• all (adjective) • flagging (adjective) • lessening (adjective)- more ebbing,
- sub siding,
- more quieting,
- more wasting,
- most declining,
- most subsiding,
- more subsiding,
- most slumping,
- more dropping,
- more dwindling,
- most lightening,
- most wasting,
- more weakening,
- more diminishing,
- more abating,
- most sagging,
- most quieting,
- most ebbing,
- sub-siding,
- most moderating,
- more slowing,
- more plummeting,
- most abating,
- more depreciating,
- more slackening,
- most weakening,
- most dwindling,
- most dropping,
- most plummeting,
- more declining,
- most slackening,
- most slowing,
- more lightening,
- more moderating,
- losing momentum,
- more slumping,
- more sagging,
- more narrowing,
- most diminishing,
- most narrowing,
- most depreciating.
n.
• contraction (noun)- shrinking,
- deflations,
- elisions,
- tensing,
- decreasings,
- elision,
- drawing together,
- deflation,
- reducing.
- de generation,
- de scents,
- de-cays,
- de-volution,
- devolutions,
- de cay,
- de-clines,
- de clines,
- de scent,
- re-lapse,
- de-volutions,
- falling offs,
- de-scents,
- re lapse,
- de cays,
- on skid,
- de generations,
- dis solutions,
- de-cline,
- de-scent,
- de-generation,
- de-generations,
- dis solution,
- de-cay,
- de volution,
- dis-solution,
- de volutions,
- worsenings,
- on the skid,
- re lapses,
- dis-solutions,
- on skids,
- weakenings,
- re-lapses,
- de cline.
- retro-cessions,
- re-flux,
- refluences,
- retro cessions,
- re flux,
- low waters,
- re-treat,
- retro-flux,
- re treats,
- petering outs,
- fading aways,
- outward flows,
- refluxes,
- retro-cession,
- backflows,
- re fluxes,
- retrocessions,
- retro flux,
- retro-fluxes,
- re-fluxes,
- retrofluxes,
- going outs,
- re-treats,
- retro cession,
- retro fluxes,
- flaggings.
- decrease,
- fading away,
- low tide,
- slackening,
- Refluence,
- backflow,
- nose dive,
- decline,
- ebb,
- on the skids,
- waning,
- pratfall,
- relapse,
- drop-off,
- contraction,
- outward flow,
- devolution,
- failings,
- low water,
- reflux,
- nosedive,
- plummet,
- Retrocession,
- header,
- fall,
- pratfalls,
- falls,
- sinkings,
- downward slope,
- ebbings,
- downtrend,
- croppers,
- retroflux,
- petering out,
- cropper.
v.
• decreasing (verb) • diminishing (verb)Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- cut back,
- curtail,
- dive,
- unmoved,
- Sequestrated,
- cut,
- impassive,
- unstirring,
- sheltered,
- catabasis,
- declining,
- retreating,
- crash,
- hushed,
- effete,
- unperturbed,
- tapered,
- quiescent,
- deterioration,
- nib,
- depreciate,
- derogate,
- dissolving,
- reposeful,
- cool,
- go down,
- falling,
- deceleration,
- dwindle,
- derogation,
- subsidence,
- tranquil,
- bring down,
- deduction,
- stolid,
- dropping,
- Decrescent,
- let down,
- slump,
- decadent,
- Resting,
- coming apart,
- isolated,
- relaxation,
- wilting,
- collapse,
- cutback,
- drooping,
- die down,
- retrenchment,
- cracking,
- cut down,
- mitigate,
- degrade,
- Shrivelling,
- failing,
- lapse,
- debase,
- falling off,
- come down,
- abase,
- wasting,
- Bating,
- deteriorating,
- fade,
- undisturbed,
- Dwindled,
- Slumping,
- easing,
- fragmenting,
- secluded,
- allay,
- Decaying,
- plunge,
- cloistered,
- sink,
- pining,
- smooth,
- sliding,
- descend,
- dwindles,
- degeneration,
- deflate,
- edge,
- diminution,
- injure,
- reduction,
- still,
- bate,
- retiring,
- impair,
- depress,
- reduce,
- retrogressive,
- abridge,
- die away,
- deliquescent,
- dot,
- Marcescent,
- grade,
- place,
- abbreviation,
- slacking,
- sequestered,
- lessen,
- diminuendo,
- decline and fall,
- attenuation,
- withering,
- retrograde,
- unagitated,
- pause,
- slipping,
- slowdown,
- decay,
- degenerate,
- downturn,
- sinking,
- remission,
- slack,
- reductive,
- moldering,
- Languishing,
- peaceable,
- contract,
- drop away,
- fading,
- destroy,
- depression,
- Shriveling,
- Tabetic,
- detract,
- Shrinker,
- untroubled,
- curtailment,
- Contractive,
- Disintegrating,
- calm,
- peak,
- atrophying,
- fail,
- diminishes,
- deprive,
- Reposing,
- deduct,
- de-escalation,
- belittle,
- drop,
- minimization,
- lull,
- descending,
- modification,
- stoic,
- abatement,
- restful,
- pacific,
- point,
- Remitting,
- extenuation,
- placid,
- retreat,
- declension,
- quiet,
- Decreasingly,
- abate,
- decrescendo,
- stilly,
- Diminishment,
- in short supply,
- Crumbling,
- restriction,
- ebbing,
- decrement,
- wane,
- deteriorate,
- peaceful,
- worsening,
- regressive,
- diminish,
- fall off,
- unruffled,
- head,
- dying,
- cheapen,
- lower,
- inactivity,
- halcyon,
- at rest,
- Diminishingly.
How to use "Dwindling" in context?
Saying something is dwindling is often used to describe the decreasing amount of something. A dwindling resource is one that is gradually becoming less available. A dwindling economy is an economy that is shrinking in size and number of businesses. A dwindling population is one that is slowly declining in number.
Paraphrases for Dwindling:
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
decreasing, diminishing, lessening, lowering, reduction.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
abating, ameliorating, breaking, closing, contracting, cutting, decreasing, departing, descending, diminishing, disappearing, draining, dropping, eroding, exhausting, failing, lessening, lightening, limiting, losing, receding, reducing, reduction, retreating, scaling, shrinking, sinking, softening, thinning, tumbling, using, waning, weakening, withering, Alleviating, Bridging, Depleting, Detracting, Mitigating, Plunging, Relieving, curbing, Collapsing, Curtailing, minimizing, plummeting, reconsidering, minimising.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
diminution, shrinking.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
lowering.
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Noun, singular or mass
Homophones for Dwindling:
Hypernym for Dwindling:
n.
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event
fading away.
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event
Hyponym for Dwindling:
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