DWINDLING Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

dwindling

verb

present participle of dwindle

as in reducing

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent the long winter dwindled our supply of firewood to practically nothing

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as in decreasing

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually our hopes dwindled as the reports of more casualties came in

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Recent Examples of dwindling The nonprofit meanwhile closed another location near uptown amid dwindling participation. — Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026 Horse racing revenue in Illinois had been dwindling for years due to competition from casinos, the lottery, and video and sports gambling. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 In recent months, though, the Broadway show’s box office has been dwindling. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 Concerns are growing in Asia and within the Pentagon that dwindling stockpiles will embolden China and North Korea. — Cate Cadell, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026 This dwindling buffer forces the nation into a high-stakes standoff against the uncompromising laws of fluid dynamics, immense geological forces, strict federal statutes, and relentless geopolitical pressure. — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Katseye’s chaotic catalogue and dwindling active roster are not an obstacle to an audience right now. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026 For all the talk of upgrading, Rogers and Vinicius Jr have eluded them, and the list of plausible upgrades is dwindling. — James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Trump has largely ignored the dwindling number of fiscal hawks in his Republican Party, championing prolific spending across his two terms. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

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According to a news release, the program will track attendance and behavioral data with the primary goals being to improve school attendance and student grades while potentially reducing psychiatric hospitalizations.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
That could lower capital and operating costs while reducing safety risks during production.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of reducing

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Parton didn’t stop with Dollywood By the early 1990s, Parton created The Dollywood Foundation with the goal of decreasing the high school drop out rate in Sevier County, which was hovering around 30%.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Over several days, gradually increase the proportion of the new food while decreasing the old food.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of decreasing

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Authorities were wary of depleting China’s supply and someday becoming dependent on imports, as the country is for oil and gas.

— GLORIA XIONG, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Persistent overuse combined with a record-dry winter and rising temperatures have been depleting both Lake Powell and Lake Mead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of depleting

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But the war’s unintended consequences have spread far beyond the Middle East, affecting global security, diminishing America’s global standing, and potentially providing its adversaries with an opportunity to expand their influence.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
As more money and attention flow into the space, the challenge is how to capitalize on the cultural cachet of the Grand Slams without diminishing what made that access desirable in the first place.

— Jessica Schiffer, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of diminishing

Verb

Two of them coincide with areas where satellite radar shows that the ground is actively subsiding.

— Nolan Roth, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026
Key Background The crisis appeared to be subsiding somewhat Friday as Spanish authorities said a majority of the 60,000 people who crossed into Ceuta from Morocco over the past several days had returned home.

— Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of subsiding

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If internal fluid pressure drops during aggressive extraction, the surrounding earth squeezes the cavern inward, permanently shrinking total storage capacity and crushing steel well casings.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
That Toll Brothers vote encapsulated south Folsom’s shrinking oak woodland.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of shrinking

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September's a pretty big one for vanishing content, with several notable series like Spartacus and Orphan Black going away, along with the Rocky movie franchise and more.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
And then there was the rollout—or, more accurately, the vanishing act.

— Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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