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)