Decrease

/dɪˈkɹiːs/

Synonyms for "decrease" (478 found)

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Closest matches (96)

Verb(12 words)

diminish fall lessen abated abates abating attenuate cheapen cutdampen vibrationdecimate declined

Noun(15 words)

diminution reduction atrophy attenuationchange in potential energychop clipping contractingcultural declinescut cutback decimation declinedecline in activitydecline of civilization

abate abatement abbreviate abbreviation ablate ablation abrade abridge abridgment abstract allay alleviate alleviation apportion astriction astringency attrition batebe eaten awaybottleneck

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Adjective(2 words)

attenuatedcivic declines

Strong matches (143)

Noun(44 words)

declinesdeclining demanddecreasing decrement decrementing decrements deductdeep cutdents descending dial diminishdiminished potential energydiminishing diminishment diminutions dips down downscale downsizing

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downward movementdrastically reduceddroop dropdrop in pricesdrop-off dropping drops ebbsenergy lossfadefade outfall engagement dipfall of civilizationsfalling falloff falloffs falls flagfrench diminuergradual declinegreatly reducedhalves halving

Verb(24 words)

declining decrement decremented depreciated depreciates derate derogated derogating descend descendsdiminish costsdiminish effectivenessdiminish impactdiminish importancediminishes dipped downsized drooped dropped dwindled

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dwindles ebbedgo downhalve

Adjective(6 words)

decreased trustdiminisheddownward trenddwindling budgetdwindling resourcesgentle decline

decrement deduct deduction deflate deflation deliquesce deplete depletion depreciate depreciation depress depression derogate derogation detractdetract fromdetractiondie awaydifferentiate dilute

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diminish diminuendo diminution dip disparage disparagement dissipate dissipation dive divide downgrade drain drawdraw indraw togetherdribble awaydropdrop offdwindle dwindling dying easeease offease upeat awayebb erode erosion evaporation exhaustion expenditure extract extractionfade outfail fallfall awayfall offfalling offfile awayfix flag go gradational grade gradual graduate graduated hierarchic

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hourglasshourglass figureimpair impairment impoverishment increase isthmus knit knitting languish leach leakage lessen lesseninglet upletup lighten lour lower lowering

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mark measure meltmelt awayminiaturization minimize mitigate mitigation moderate modify mollify movement narrownarrow placenarrowing neck number pale parcel parepeter outplummet plunge progressive puckerpucker uppuckering purify purse pursing quantify quantize quiet rate rebate recede reduce reduction refine regular relax relaxation relieve remission remit remove retraction retrench retrenchmentroll backrub awayrun lowsag sagging scalar scalescale downshade offshave shorten shortening shrink shrinkage shrinkingshrivel upsimplicity simplify sink slack slacken slackening slash slideslow downsolidification solidify squander stepstep downstrangle stranglement strangulate strangulation striction stricture subduct subside subsidence subtract subtraction systoletail offtake awaytake fromtapertaper offthinthin outtrail trim truncationtune downusingusing upwanewasp waistwastage wastewaste awayweakening wearwear awaywearingwearing awayweed withdraw wizen wrinkle wrinkling

Verb(42 words)

languished lessened lessens loses lowerlower potential energylowered lowers minify minimise minimize minimized minimizes petering plummet plummeted plunge recedes reducereduce environmental output

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reduced reduces sank shaved shrank shrink shrivel shrunk sink slenderizes subsided subsides subsiding thinned thins wane waned wanes weakenweaken spoken performanceweakens whittle

Noun(50 words)

lessen lessening lop loss lowerlowering ritemenkent minimization minimizingminimum amountmost fall engagement dippeters plummets plungingpower declinereceding recessions reducereduce academic inarticulacyreducing

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reductionsromanian a diminuasagsscaffolded flexible approachsharp dropshrink shrinkssignificantly diminishedsignificantly lowersinks sises slacks slumpspanish disminuirsteady downward trendstep-downstock declinesubtract tails tapering tapers thinning trims undersize vanishingvolume reductionwane waningweakened formwhittles

Adjective(8 words)

lower energy statenegative pe changerapid decreaserapid descentrarefied shrunkensteady declinesustained downward trend

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More general

16 entries

alter alteration amountarithmetic operationchangechange magnitudechange of magnitudemath operationmodification modifyphysical processprocess trend

More specific

18 entries

attendance decreasededuct dip discountmonthly decreasepare plungeprice decreaseseasonal decreaseshorten shrink slash slump subtracttemperature decreasetrim

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Collocations

8 entries

decrease bygradual decreaseprice decreaserapid decreasesharp decreasesignificant decreasesteady decreasetemperature decrease

Inflections

3 entries

decreased decreases decreasing

Derivations

5 entries

decreased decreaser decreases decreasing decreasingly

Antonyms

2 entries

increase

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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That custom is on the decrease.

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This medicine will decrease your pain.

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This figure is a mirror of the decrease in imports of crude oil.

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It isn't strange that children decrease, too?

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