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decrease::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | decrement |
| Type of | physical process, process |
| Has types | narrowing, wastage, slippage, diminution, desensitisation, desensitization, decline, decay |
decrease::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | diminution, reduction, step-down |
| Type of | change of magnitude |
| Has types | depletion, deflation, deduction, cut, lowering, contraction, minimisation, devitalisation, devaluation, amortisation, de-escalation, depreciation, cutback, declassification, extenuation, easing, easement, discount, alleviation, weakening, tax shelter, tax credit, subtraction, split down, shrinking, shortening, shelter, devitalization, rollback, reverse stock split, reverse split, relief, price reduction, palliation, moderation, mitigation, minimization, amortization |
decrease::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | diminish, fall, lessen |
| Type of | change magnitude |
| Has types | shorten, retard, remit, reduce, let up, go down, fly, flag, ease up, ease off, dwindle down, dwindle away, dwindle, drop off, die away, devalue, devaluate, depreciate, deflate, decrescendo, decoct, decline, decelerate, break, concentrate, wane, de-escalate, contract, vaporize, vanish, undervalue, thin out, taper, slow up, slow down, slow, slacken off, slack off, slack, shrivel up, shrivel, shrink, boil down, abate, wither, weaken |
The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | drop-off, lessening |
| Type of | change, modification, alteration |
| Has types | dwindling, dwindling away, casualty, attrition, shrinkage, shrinking, sinking, waning |
there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lessen, minify |
| Type of | modify, change, alter |
| Has types | confine to, abate, abbreviate, abridge, belittle, boil down, bring down, circumscribe, concentrate, contract, cut, cut back, cut down, de-escalate, diminish, foreshorten, limit, lour, lower, minimise, minimize, mitigate, pare, pare down, reduce, relax, shorten, shrink, slack, slack up, slacken, slake, step down, suppress, trim, trim back, trim down, turn down, weaken |
He decreased his staff.
Examples of decrease
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Scott is expected to support bills that decrease the regulation of the industry.
From the heraldtribune.com
Women on oral contraceptives tend to increase fat and decrease lean muscle mass.
From the latimes.com
The result is better treatment outcomes, and a decrease in harmful side-effects.
From the businessweek.com
This causes the strength of the interaction between atom and photon to decrease.
From the sciencedaily.com
The decrease in school dollars has intensified the battle in the last two years.
From the timesunion.com
There is no evidence that daylight saving will increase or decrease skin cancer.
From the dailymercury.com.au
Without the devaluation, you create the same effect through a decrease in wages.
From the guardian.co.uk
During the same time there was a decrease in the use of shelters in urban areas.
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That leads to an increas in American exports and a decrease in American imports.
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- A change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
- Decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
- A process of becoming smaller or shorter
- Make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
- The amount by which something decreases
- The act of decreasing or reducing something
- (decreased) made less in size or amount or degree
- (decreasing) music
- A decrease in knitting is a reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch.
