Antonyms of adj augmentative

2 senses of augmentative

Sense 1
augmentative -- (increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree; "`up' is an augmentative word in `hurry up'")

INDIRECT (VIA increasing) -> decreasing -- (becoming less or smaller)

Sense 2
augmentative, enhancive -- (intensifying by augmentation and enhancement)

INDIRECT (VIA intensifying) -> moderating -- (lessening in intensity or strength)

Similarity of adj augmentative

2 senses of augmentative

Sense 1
augmentative -- (increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree; "`up' is an augmentative word in `hurry up'")
       => increasing (vs. decreasing) -- (becoming greater or larger; "increasing prices")

Sense 2
augmentative, enhancive -- (intensifying by augmentation and enhancement)
       => intensifying (vs. moderating) -- (increasing in strength or intensity)

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