The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word REDUCTIVE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1970.
Tending to diminish crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REDUCTIVE | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tending to diminish
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- decreasing
- declining
- dwindling
- ebbing
- fading
- flagging
- sinking
- wane
- bringdown
- decline
- fade
- fade-in
Crossword Answer definitions
REDUCTIVE adjective- Pertaining to the reduction of a decree etc.; rescissory.
- Causing the physical reduction or diminution of something.
- That reduces a substance etc. to a more simple or basic form.
- That can be derived from, or referred back to, something else.
- (now frequently derogatory) That reduces an argument, issue etc. to its most basic terms; simplistic, reductionist.
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