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diminish

How many syllables in diminish?

  3 syllables

Divide diminish into syllables:   di-min-ish
Stressed syllable in diminish:   di-min-ish
How to pronounce diminish:   dih-min-ish
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Synonyms for diminish


1 syllable
  • blunt
  • dent
  • ebb
  • pall
  • wane
  • cut
  • ease
  • fade
  • shrink
2 syllables
  • assuage
  • dampen
  • deplete
  • fade out
  • recede
  • remit
  • subside
  • weaken
  • cheapen
  • decrease
  • dwindle
  • lessen
  • reduce
  • soften
  • taper
3 syllables
  • belittle
  • devalue
  • make smaller
  • mitigate
  • peter out
  • detract from
  • fade away
  • minimize
  • moderate
4 syllables
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    What rhymes with diminish

    2 syllables
    • finish
    • minish
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    3 syllables
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