Diminished Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Diminished last seen in Wall Street Journal puzzle. We have found 41 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EBBED.

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17 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
EBBED Diminished (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 8, 2025
EXTENUATED Diminished (10) The Times Sunday Concise Jul 20, 2025
WANED Diminished (5) LA Times Mini Nov 20, 2024
DECREASED Diminished (9) Mirror Tea Time Sep 23, 2024
LESSENED Diminished (8) Commuter Dec 16, 2023
ABATED Diminished (6) Commuter Dec 8, 2023
SMALLER Diminished (7) Wall Street Journal May 13, 2023
RECEDED Diminished (7) LA Times Daily Sep 18, 2022
SHRANK Diminished (6)
BATED Diminished (5)

24 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
36% EBB Diminish (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 23, 2025
36% LESSEN Diminish (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 23, 2025
36% LESS Diminished by (4) Commuter Oct 23, 2025
36% EBBS Diminishes (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 22, 2025
35% ABATE Diminish (5) The Sun Two Speed Jul 31, 2025
33% ABATING Diminishing (7) The Sun Two Speed Jun 26, 2025
33% FALLOFF Diminish (7) Thomas Joseph Sep 22, 2021
33% REDUCE Diminish (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 28, 2020
33% ABATER Diminisher (6)
33% WANING Diminishing (6)

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"WANED" means to decrease gradually. In a crossword, "Diminished" hints at something fading or reducing. The past tense "WANED" fits perfectly, indicating a decrease in intensity or size.