Antonyms for lessening


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : les-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛs ən


Definition of lessening

Origin :
  • "to become less," c.1300, from less + -en (1). Related: Lessened; lessening.
  • adj decreasing
  • noun decrease
Example sentences :
  • There was no lessening of the expression of certainty on the young man's face.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • There was no lessening of the bride's composure as she replied, with a little shrug.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • I never thought of lessening the distance betwixt us, I am sure.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • It will, in fact, rather accomplish the opposite, apart from lessening employment.
  • Extract from : « War Taxation » by Otto H. Kahn
  • And ever, it seemed to me from the answers that I got, was I lessening the distance that separated us.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • “Yes, you did,” she agreed, with no lessening of her coldness.
  • Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • It was reckoning with the near-coming day and was lessening in fury.
  • Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock
  • As the water rose and rose, the sound of her guns was like a lessening thunder.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • But the pressure to conform, instead of lessening, grew more intense.
  • Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
  • I took no risk of lessening the effect created by his having to come to me.
  • Extract from : « The Plum Tree » by David Graham Phillips

Synonyms for lessening

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