Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb diminish

2 senses of diminish

Sense 1
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -- (decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper")
       => change magnitude -- (change in size or magnitude)

Sense 2
diminish, belittle -- (lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues")
       => decrease, lessen, minify -- (make smaller; "He decreased his staff")

Antonyms of adj diminishing

1 sense of diminishing

Sense 1
diminishing -- (becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so; "diminishing returns"; "his diminishing respect for her")

INDIRECT (VIA decreasing) -> increasing -- (becoming greater or larger; "increasing prices")

Similarity of adj diminishing

1 sense of diminishing

Sense 1
diminishing -- (becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so; "diminishing returns"; "his diminishing respect for her")
       => decreasing (vs. increasing) -- (becoming less or smaller)