decrease
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(verb) decrease in size, extent, or range; "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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Synonyms: diminish, fall, lessen |
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Related Words: abate, boil down, break, change magnitude, concentrate, contract, 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, shorten, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, slack, slack off, slacken off, taper, thin out, undervalue, vanish, wane, wither |
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Antonyms: increase |
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(noun) the act of decreasing or reducing something |
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Synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down |
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Related Words: alleviation, amortisation, amortization, change of magnitude, cut, cutback, de-escalation, declassification, deduction, deflation, depletion, depreciation, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, discount, easing, extenuation, lowering, minimisation, minimization, mitigation, moderation, palliation, price reduction, relief, reverse split, reverse stock split, rollback, shelter, shortening, shrinking, split down, subtraction, tax credit, tax deduction, tax shelter, weakening |
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Antonyms: increase |
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(verb) make smaller; "He decreased his staff" |
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Synonyms: lessen, minify |
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Related Words: abate, abbreviate, abridge, alter, belittle, boil down, bring down, change, circumscribe, concentrate, confine, contract, cut, cut back, cut down, de-escalate, diminish, foreshorten, limit, lour, lower, minimize, pare, pare down, reduce, shorten, shrink, slack, slack up, slacken, slake, step down, trim, trim back, trim down, turn down, weaken |
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Antonyms: increase |
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(noun) the amount by which something decreases |
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Synonyms: decrement |
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Related Words: amount, drop, fall, shrinkage |
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Antonyms: increase |
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(noun) a change downward; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales" |
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Synonyms: drop-off, lessening |
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Related Words: alteration, attrition, casualty, change, dwindling, dwindling away, modification, shrinkage, shrinking, sinking, waning |
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Antonyms: increase |
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(noun) a process of becoming smaller |
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Synonyms: decrement |
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Related Words: decay, decline, desensitisation, desensitization, diminution, narrowing, process, slippage, wastage |
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Antonyms: increase |
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