Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dwindling

1 sense of dwindling

Sense 1
dwindling, dwindling away -- (a becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family")
       => decrease, lessening, drop-off -- (a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales")

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

1 sense of dwindle

Sense 1
dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down -- (become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down")
       => 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")

Antonyms of adj dwindling

1 sense of dwindling

Sense 1
dwindling, tapering, tapering off -- (gradually decreasing until little remains)

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

Similarity of adj dwindling

1 sense of dwindling

Sense 1
dwindling, tapering, tapering off -- (gradually decreasing until little remains)
       => decreasing (vs. increasing) -- (becoming less or smaller)

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