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decrease |
1. |
[ verb ] decrease in size, extent, or range |
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diminish
lessen
fall
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"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"
"The cabin pressure fell dramatically"
"her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"
"his voice fell to a whisper"
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increase
change_magnitude
dwindle
decelerate
decline
shrivel
weaken
abate
drop_off
shrink
wane
taper
ease_up
depreciate
shorten
remit
thin_out
de-escalate
boil_down
wane
vanish
shrink
decrescendo
break
deflate
break
drop
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2. |
[ noun ] a change downward |
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lessening
drop-off
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"there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"
"there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
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increase
change
sinking
waning
dwindling
attrition
shrinking
casualty
drop_off
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3. |
[ verb ] make smaller |
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lessen
minify
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"He decreased his staff"
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increase
change
reduce
minimize
limit
abridge
shrink
diminish
turn_down
de-escalate
pare
slack
slake
reduce
cut
mitigate
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4. |
[ noun ] a process of becoming smaller |
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decrement
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increase
increase
process
decline
decay
slippage
narrowing
desensitization
wastage
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5. |
[ noun ] the amount by which something decreases |
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decrement
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increase
amount
drop
shrinkage
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6. |
[ noun ] the act of decreasing or reducing something |
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reduction
step-down
diminution
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Related terms: |
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increase
change_of_magnitude
tax_deduction
depletion
depreciation
extenuation
easing
subtraction
discount
rollback
deflation
de-escalation
minimization
cutback
lowering
declassification
shortening
weakening
devaluation
reverse_split
contraction
amortization
devitalization
moderation
tax_shelter
tax_credit
cut
shrinking
reduce
de-escalate
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Similar spelling: |
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decreased
decreasing
decrescendo
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