diminution

Definitions

A reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something.

The act or process of diminishing; a lessening or decrease.

Examples

The diminution of the company's profits led to a series of budget cuts.

The gradual diminution of his eyesight made it difficult for him to read small print.

Synonyms

reduction decrease lessening abatement curtailment shrinkage decline

Antonyms

increase expansion augmentation growth enlargement amplification rise