diminished
Verb
- decrease in size, extent, or range
- lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
- simple past and past participle of diminish
Adjective Satellite
- impaired by diminution
- (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval
- "a diminished fifth"
- made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
Adjective
- (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
Adj
- lessened, reduced
- made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
- reduced by a semitone
Examples
- She felt diminished by the report card.
- The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome.
Synonyms
atrophied, belittle, belittled, decrease, diminish, fall, lessen, lessened, small, vitiated, wasted, weakened, diminished, reduced
Antonyms
hypertrophied, increase, antonym(s) of, augmented
Scrabble Score: 17
diminished: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddiminished: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
diminished: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary