Diminished (5)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">diminished</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for decreased that I've seen before include "Dropped" , "contracted" , "Became smaller or fewer" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">diminished</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(abating is a kind of diminishing)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for abated that I've seen before include "Became less intense" , "Slackened off, died back" , "reduced" , "dropped off" , "Relaxed" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">diminished</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(reducing is a kind of diminishing)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for reduced that I've seen before include "Boiled down" , "brought down" , "Made smaller" , "Impoverished" , "Diminished - cut-price" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">diminished</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('lessen' can be a synonym of 'diminish')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lessened that I've seen before include "Needless (anag.)" , "cut" , "Diminished, decreased" , "belittled" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">diminished</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(waning is a kind of diminishing)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for waned that I've seen before include "Ebbed; declined" , "(Of moon) grew smaller" , "Decreased in size" , "grew faint" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">diminished</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ebbed that I've seen before include "Went out like tide" , "Diminished" , "Flowed back or receded" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">diminished</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for less that I've seen before include "Smaller in amout or degree" , "Minus; not so much" , "In smaller quantity" , "Fewer in number" , "Fewer; minus" .)