Strangely, the number of students is decreasing each year.
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Decreasing
/diˈkɹiːsɪŋ/
Synonyms for "decreasing" (59 found)
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Verb(1 words)
Noun(9 words)
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Related words (29)
Noun(22 words)
lessenlowerloweringlowering riteminimizeminimizingmonotone decreasingnonincreasingnonincreasing functionnonincreasing mappingreducereducingreductionshrinkshrinkingshrivellingslackeningtaperingvanishingwaning
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waning moonweakening
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
thinning pattern
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10 entriesdecreasing demanddecreasing functiondecreasing orderdecreasing ratedecreasing sequencedecreasing stockdecreasing trenddecreasing valuegradual decreasemonotone decreasing
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Sample sentences
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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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