- Abate (of storm) - Absence of difficulty - Absence of difficulty or effort - Alleviate - Alleviate the vowels for referee - Alleviate using greasepaint - Become less painful
- Make less complicated - Make more easy - To make simple; to make less complex; to make clear by
giving the explanation for; to show an easier or shorter process for
doing or making.
- Lessen in severity - Make less severe - Make less severe or painful - Moderate - To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous,
painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to
lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief. - To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to
persons.
- Fewer - Fewer in number - Mies van der Rohe’s minimalist statement: ... is more - Minus - Not as much - Not so many see timeless item removed - Nowhere near as much