| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abbreviated | made shorter in form |
| 2. | abridged | shortened by removing parts |
| 3. | atrophied | wasted away or weakened |
| 4. | attenuated | made weaker or thinner |
| 5. | belittled | made to seem unimportant |
| 6. | blunted | made less sharp or forceful |
| 7. | cheapened | made less valuable or respected |
| 8. | checked | held back or restrained |
| 9. | circumscribed | restricted within boundaries |
| 10. | compressed | pressed into smaller form |
| 11. | condensed | made shorter or smaller |
| 12. | confined | kept within limits |
| 13. | constrained | restricted or held back |
| 14. | contracted | became smaller or tighter |
| 15. | curtailed | reduced or limited |
| 16. | cut | reduced in amount |
| 17. | damped | made less strong |
| 18. | dampened | made less strong or lively |
| 19. | deadened | made less strong or lively |
| 20. | declined | became lower or weaker |
| 21. | decreased | made smaller in size or number |
| 22. | denuded | stripped bare |
| 23. | depleted | used up or reduced |
| 24. | diluted | made weaker or thinner |
| 25. | drained | depleted of energy or resources |
| 26. | dropped | fell to a lower level |
| 27. | dulled | made less sharp or bright |
| 28. | dwindled | became gradually smaller |
| 29. | eaten away | gradually worn down |
| 30. | ebbed | gradually became less |
| 31. | eroded | worn away or weakened |
| 32. | exhausted | used up or drained |
| 33. | faded | lost strength or brightness |
| 34. | fell | moved to a lower level |
| 35. | fewer | smaller in number |
| 36. | gnawed away | slowly reduced or eroded |
| 37. | ground down | worn down or weakened |
| 38. | impaired | made worse or weaker |
| 39. | impoverished | made poorer or depleted |
| 40. | leaner | reduced to essentials |
| 41. | less | smaller in amount or degree |
| 42. | lessened | made lower in amount |
| 43. | lesser | lower in degree or importance |
| 44. | leveled down | reduced to a lower level |
| 45. | lightened | made less heavy or intense |
| 46. | limited | made restricted or smaller |
| 47. | low | below normal level |
| 48. | lower | less high or great |
| 49. | lowered | brought down in level |
| 50. | marked down | reduced in price |
| 51. | meager | smaller or less than enough |
| 52. | minimized | made to seem less important |
| 53. | moderated | made less extreme |
| 54. | muted | made less strong or bright |
| 55. | narrowed | made smaller in range |
| 56. | nibbled away | reduced little by little |
| 57. | numbed | made less felt |
| 58. | pared down | reduced to less |
| 59. | reduced | made smaller or less |
| 60. | relegated | moved to a lower status |
| 61. | repressed | held back or subdued |
| 62. | restrained | held back or limited |
| 63. | restricted | kept within smaller bounds |
| 64. | rubbed away | reduced by friction |
| 65. | run down | weakened or depleted |
| 66. | sank | fell to a lower state |
| 67. | sapped | drained of strength |
| 68. | scaled back | reduced in scope |
| 69. | scant | barely enough or reduced |
| 70. | scanty | small and insufficient |
| 71. | shorn | stripped or deprived |
| 72. | shortened | made shorter |
| 73. | shrivelled | became smaller and wrinkled |
| 74. | shrunk | became smaller |
| 75. | shrunken | made or become smaller |
| 76. | slashed | reduced sharply |
| 77. | softened | made less severe |
| 78. | spent | used up or exhausted |
| 79. | stifled | suppressed or held back |
| 80. | stripped | reduced by removing parts |
| 81. | subdued | made less intense or lively |
| 82. | suppressed | kept down or reduced |
| 83. | tarnished | made less respected or bright |
| 84. | tempered | made less intense |
| 85. | thin | not dense or abundant |
| 86. | thinned | made less dense |
| 87. | toned down | made less intense |
| 88. | trimmed | reduced by cutting back |
| 89. | truncated | cut short |
| 90. | undermined | weakened gradually or secretly |
| 91. | understated | presented as less significant |
| 92. | used up | consumed until little remains |
| 93. | waned | became weaker or less |
| 94. | wasted | made weak or thin |
| 95. | watered down | made weaker or less forceful |
| 96. | weakened | made less strong |
| 97. | whittled down | gradually reduced |
| 98. | withered | dried up or weakened |
| 99. | worn away | gradually reduced by wear |
| 100. | worn down | weakened by use or time |

