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Depleted vs Diminished - What's the difference?

depleted | diminished |

As adjectives the difference between depleted and diminished

is that depleted is used up, expended; of which nothing is left while diminished is lessened, reduced.

As verbs the difference between depleted and diminished

is that depleted is past tense of deplete while diminished is past tense of diminish.

depleted

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Used up, expended; of which nothing is left.
    • The depleted aerosol can would spray no more since there was no propellant left.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (deplete)

    • diminished

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (diminish)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • lessened, reduced.
    • The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome.
  • (music) reduced by a semitone