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 42 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)

25 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
36% EBB Diminish (3) Newsday Aug 31, 2025
36% ABATE Diminish (5) The Sun Two Speed Jul 31, 2025
35% ABATING Diminishing (7) The Sun Two Speed Jun 26, 2025
33% BATE Diminish (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 23, 2025
33% DECREASE Diminish (8) Mirror Tea Time Dec 11, 2023
33% FALLOFF Diminish (7) Thomas Joseph Sep 22, 2021
33% THINS Is diminished (5) Newsday Mar 11, 2018
33% DWINDLE Diminish (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 12, 2017
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.