Thinning

Synonyms of thinning

• decreasing
• reducing
• slimming

Antonyms of thinning

• thickening
• expanding
• increasing

Collocations of thinning

thinning hair

Frequency: 80 %

As he aged, he noticed his thinning hair becoming more noticeable.

thinning forest

Frequency: 70 %

The effects of deforestation were evident in the thinning forest.

thinning crowd

Frequency: 65 %

As the event went on, the thinning crowd signaled that it was coming to an end.

thinning ice

Frequency: 60 %

The warming temperatures resulted in the thinning ice on the lake.

thinning paint

Frequency: 45 %

The old house needed a fresh coat of paint to cover the thinning paint on the walls.

Idiomatic Expressions for thinning

• Phrase: thinning the herd
  Meaning: reducing the number of people or things in a group, usually by removing the weakest or least desirable
  Usage: The company decided to thin the herd by laying off employees who were underperforming.