Strangely, the number of students is decreasing each year.
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Decreasing
//diˈkɹiːsɪŋ//
Synonyms for "decreasing" (21 found)
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Antonyms
2 entriesderived
7 entriesform of
1 entrieshas context
1 entriessimilar
26 entriesShowing 16 of 26 words.
Translations
7 translations across 7 languages.
Asturian
1 entries- decreciente adj (on the decrease)
Catalan
1 entries- decreixent adj (on the decrease)
French
1 entries- décroissant adj (on the decrease)
Galician
1 entries- decrecente adj (on the decrease)
Italian
1 entries- decrescente adj (on the decrease)
Portuguese
1 entries- decrescente adj (on the decrease)
Spanish
1 entries- decreciente adj (on the decrease)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The number of students is decreasing year by year.
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As is evident from the data, smoking is not decreasing among the young.
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The country is aiming at decreasing its imports.
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