lessened
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2.1
- adjective
- /ˈlɛsənd/
- With time and patience, the pain from his injury lessened, allowing him to return to his favorite activities.
Examples
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After practicing for weeks, her anxiety lessened significantly before the presentation.
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We do know that cross race friendship is one of the best predictors of lessened bias across races and other social groups.
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Have I, by whatever powers I have available to me, have I lessened the suffering of others?
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And luckily, whatever made me feel like that lessened and I was able to stop what I was doing.
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Hopefully I'm crossing my fingers COVID will be lessened by then.
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Happily, much of this can be prevented and certainly lessened by preparation that goes on during high school.
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It was more like it was more like nose job looking, but over time it lessened to a more natural look.
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Partition has neither lessened the tension nor provided relief.
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The Queen just shrugs and says desire is not always lessened by disgust.
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Within the realm of my memories, I discovered a truth that lessened my crushing regret at the toss of my grandmother.
Synonyms
125
1.6
Made smaller in size, amount, or price
53
4.4
Smaller in size, strength or importance
46
2.7
Not as strong or effective
35
1.5
Smaller in amount or size than before
9
3.9
Smaller or weaker than before
4
2.5
Less bright when someone turns the light down
4
7.2
Made weaker or less strong
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4.0
Made as small as possible in size, amount, or effect
Antonyms
How Reduced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word lessened comes from the simple word less ('not as much') plus the ending -en which means 'to make'. So, to lessen is to make something smaller or reduce it, and lessened means 'made smaller' or 'reduced'.