lessened
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Decreased in severity; made less harsh: Describes something that has become less intense, severe, or strict.
- Impaired by diminution: Describes something that has been reduced in force, effect, quality, or value.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The patient's pain was lessened after taking the medication. (The intensity of the pain was reduced.)
- With the new evidence, the charges against him were lessened. (The severity of the legal charges was decreased.)
- The storm's impact was lessened by the sturdy sea wall. (The force or damaging effect of the storm was reduced.)
Advanced Usage
- "A lessened burden": A responsibility or weight that has been reduced.
- The scholarship provided a lessened financial burden for the family.
- "With lessened enthusiasm": With a reduced level of excitement or eagerness.
- He continued the project with lessened enthusiasm after the initial setback.
Variants and Related Words
- Lessen (verb): To make or become less.
- The medicine will lessen the swelling.
- Lessening (noun): The action of making or becoming less.
- We hope for a lessening of tensions between the two countries.
Synonyms
- Reduced: Made smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.
- Diminished: Made or became less.
- Weakened: Reduced in strength or intensity.
- Alleviated: Made (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
Antonyms
- Increased: Made or became greater in size, amount, or degree.
- Intensified: Became or made more intense.
- Heightened: Increased in degree or intensity.
Notes on Usage
- "Lessened" is often used to describe the of an action (the state of having been reduced). It is the past participle of the verb "lessen" used adjectivally.
- It is commonly applied to abstract concepts like pain, severity, impact, risk, tension, or burden.
Adjective
- decreased in severity; made less harsh
- impaired by diminution