diminishing
- adjective
- /dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ/
:
disminuyente
- So you have what's called diminishing marginal utility.
See, a lot of folks see pricing power as diminishing when prices are reduced.
- See, a lot of folks see pricing power as diminishing when prices are reduced.
- There comes a point where investing in strength training starts to get diminishing returns.
- It's a it's a diminishing marginal return on on fishing cost.
- And video content alone has kind of had diminishing returns.
- You have a diminishing ability to do so with age particularly.
- Isn't there diminishing returns and then it starts becoming negative.
- Another movie about confidence men and you feel no like diminishing energy at this point.
- Consciousness of loss of what is now missing or damaged or diminished.
- We're going to go through major type, minor type, dominant type and half diminished type modes, OK.
Examples
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Her enthusiasm for the project is diminishing as the deadline approaches.
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See, a lot of folks see pricing power as diminishing when prices are reduced.
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And it's so clear that his mental capacity is diminishing so much.
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You have a diminishing ability to do so with age particularly.
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Why is it that magical thinking is not diminishing in the United States?
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And I certainly am experiencing diminishing returns to financial well-being.
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When we have positive gains, there's diminishing value like that.
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As the sun set, the light in the room was diminishing quickly.
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The team's chances of winning the game are diminishing with each passing minute.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
To make something smaller in amount, size, or number
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3.7
To become less over time, for example in value or health
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2.0
To make something smaller in amount or size
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3.7
To become less in size, importance, or value
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2.8
Become less in amount or value
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5.1
To become smaller or less in number over time
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2.8
To make something smaller in amount or strength
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3.5
To become less in number or amount
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4.6
To make someone feel less confident or important
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4.3
To become less in amount or quality
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4.2
To become gradually less in size or amount
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5.6
To slowly become weaker and then stop
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4.5
To become smaller or weaker over time until it stops
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3.5
Become fewer and more spread out
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4.6
Slowly get smaller in number or amount until nothing remains
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5.1
To become slowly smaller or less until almost nothing remains
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5.5
Becoming smaller or less over time until almost gone
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4.7
Becoming smaller or fewer over time
Becoming less in number, size, or strength
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.2
After a point, adding more work gives smaller extra results
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Diminishing comes from Latin parts de- ('away') and minuere ('make small'), so it pictures something being taken away or made smaller. That's why diminishing means getting smaller, fewer, or less, like the minus sign for 'less'.