Vocabulary
Diminish
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
make or become less.
Urdu meaning
کم کرنا، گھٹنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
Sentences are selected from stored editorial text where your search word appears. If none appear yet, run the admin sentence generator for fuller coverage.
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The ability of the Trump administration to manipulate oil prices will diminish.
Dawn Editorials —
How it ends
— 2026-04-23
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It will only deepen injustice and further diminish the value placed on Palestinian life, pushing any prospect of a just resolution even further out of reach.
Dawn Editorials —
Executing Palestinians
— 2026-04-01
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Such observations diminish the gravity of the crime and echo the logic often used to excuse violence in our society.
Dawn Editorials —
Needless moralising
— 2025-11-28
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It shows how all-round experience as a lawyer helps launch a successful internationalcareer.At Harvard, he did not take more than one international law course, fearing it would diminish his job prospects with leading law firms.
Dawn Editorials —
Judges and arbitration
— 2025-11-18
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A strategically relevant Pakistan can fight Kashmir`s case well in the international arena.Islamabad has seen its strategic relevance limited to South Asia and that too could diminish due to rapidly altering regional realities.
Dawn Editorials —
Grand strategy
— 2025-10-11
Synonyms
decrease, decline, reduce, lessen, shrink, contract, grow smaller, fall off
Antonyms
increase, flare up, get worse,
Curator example
“the new law is expected to diminish the government’s chances”
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