decrease

Noun

the act of decreasing or reducing something

the amount by which something decreases

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decrement
antonym

increase
hypernym

amount
hyponym

dip drop fall free fall shrinkage
a change downward

synonym

drop-off lessening
antonym

increase
hypernym

alteration change modification
hyponym

attrition casualty dwindling dwindling away rarefaction shrinkage shrinking sinking waning
a process of becoming smaller or shorter

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decrement
antonym

increase
hypernym

physical process process
hyponym

decay decline decline desensitisation desensitization diminution narrowing slippage wastage

decrease

Verb

decrease in size, extent, or range

synonym	diminish fall lessen
antonym	increase
hypernym	change magnitude
hyponym	abate boil down break break concentrate contract de-escalate decelerate decline decoct decrescendo deflate depreciate devaluate devalue die away drop off dwindle dwindle away dwindle down ease off ease up flag fly go down let up reduce remit retard shorten shrink shrink shrink shrivel shrivel shrivel up slack slack off slacken off slow slow down slow up taper thin out undervalue vanish vaporize wane wane wane weaken wither
is entailed by	scale down

make become smaller

decrease vs abate decrease vs abate decrease vs abbreviate decrease vs abridge decrease vs alleviation decrease vs alter decrease vs alteration decrease vs amortisation decrease vs amortization decrease vs amount decrease vs attrition decrease vs belittle decrease vs boil down decrease vs boil down decrease vs break decrease vs break decrease vs bring down decrease vs casualty decrease vs change decrease vs change decrease vs change magnitude decrease vs change of magnitude decrease vs circumscribe decrease vs concentrate decrease vs concentrate decrease vs confine to decrease vs contract decrease vs contract decrease vs contraction decrease vs cut decrease vs cut decrease vs cut decrease vs cut decrease vs cut back decrease vs cut down decrease vs cutback decrease vs de-escalate decrease vs de-escalate decrease vs de-escalation decrease vs decay decrease vs decelerate decrease vs declassification decrease vs decline decrease vs decline decrease vs decline decrease vs decoct decrease vs decrement decrease vs decrement decrease vs decrescendo decrease vs deduction decrease vs deduction decrease vs deflate decrease vs deflation decrease vs depletion decrease vs depreciate decrease vs depreciation decrease vs desensitisation decrease vs desensitization decrease vs devaluate decrease vs devaluation decrease vs devalue decrease vs devitalisation decrease vs devitalization decrease vs die away decrease vs diminish decrease vs diminish decrease vs diminution decrease vs diminution decrease vs dip decrease vs discount decrease vs drop decrease vs drop off decrease vs drop-off decrease vs dwindle decrease vs dwindle away decrease vs dwindle down decrease vs dwindling decrease vs dwindling away decrease vs ease off decrease vs ease up decrease vs easement decrease vs easing decrease vs extenuation decrease vs fall decrease vs fall decrease vs flag decrease vs fly decrease vs foreshorten decrease vs free fall decrease vs go down decrease vs increase decrease vs increase decrease vs increase decrease vs increase decrease vs increase decrease vs increase decrease vs lessen decrease vs lessen decrease vs lessening decrease vs let up decrease vs limit decrease vs lour decrease vs lower decrease vs lowering decrease vs minify decrease vs minimisation decrease vs minimise decrease vs minimization decrease vs minimize decrease vs mitigate decrease vs mitigation decrease vs mitigation decrease vs moderation decrease vs modification decrease vs modify decrease vs narrowing decrease vs palliation decrease vs pare decrease vs pare down decrease vs physical process decrease vs price reduction decrease vs process decrease vs rarefaction decrease vs reduce decrease vs reduce decrease vs reduce decrease vs reduce decrease vs reduce decrease vs reduction decrease vs relax decrease vs relief decrease vs remit decrease vs retard decrease vs reverse split decrease vs reverse stock split decrease vs rollback decrease vs shelter decrease vs shorten decrease vs shorten decrease vs shortening decrease vs shrink decrease vs shrink decrease vs shrink decrease vs shrink decrease vs shrinkage decrease vs shrinkage decrease vs shrinking decrease vs shrinking decrease vs shrivel decrease vs shrivel decrease vs shrivel up decrease vs sinking decrease vs slack decrease vs slack decrease vs slack decrease vs slack off decrease vs slack up decrease vs slacken decrease vs slacken off decrease vs slake decrease vs slippage decrease vs slow decrease vs slow down decrease vs slow up decrease vs split down decrease vs step down decrease vs step-down decrease vs subtraction decrease vs suppress decrease vs taper decrease vs tax credit decrease vs tax shelter decrease vs thin out decrease vs trim decrease vs trim back decrease vs trim down decrease vs turn down decrease vs undervalue decrease vs vanish decrease vs vaporize decrease vs wane decrease vs wane decrease vs wane decrease vs waning decrease vs wastage decrease vs weaken decrease vs weaken decrease vs weakening decrease vs wither

Other words that start with: “D”, “DE”, “DEC”, “DECR” or end with: “E”, “SE”, “ASE”, “EASE”.

Other nouns that start with: “D”, “DE”, “DEC”, “DECR” or end with: “E”, “SE”, “ASE”, “EASE”.

Other verbs that start with: “D”, “DE”, “DEC”, “DECR” or end with: “E”, “SE”, “ASE”, “EASE”.

Words unscrambled from / built with letters: “DECREASE”.

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