Meaning & use
Lessening
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Becoming smaller, weaker, or less intense, or making something so.
See it in a sentence
The doctor noted a lessening of the swelling after just two days of treatment.
Rising awareness has led to a gradual lessening of the stigma around mental health.
A note on using this word
It functions both as the present participle of the verb 'lessen' and as a standalone noun for the act of decreasing.
Words with a similar meaning
reducingdiminishingeasing
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Words with an opposite meaning
increasingintensifying
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