decrease
/dɪkrˈis/
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Definitions
Noun
a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
Noun
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
Noun
the amount by which something decreases
Noun
the act of decreasing or reducing something
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 fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
Verb
make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
Synonyms
More General Terms
alter
alteration
amount
change
change magnitude
change of magnitude
modification
modify
physical process
process
More Specific Terms
abate
abbreviate
abridge
alleviation
amortisation
amortization
attrition
belittle
boil down
break
bring down
casualty
circumscribe
concentrate
confine
contract
contraction
cut
cut back
cut down
cutback
decay
decelerate
declassification
decline
decoct
decrescendo
deduction
de-escalate
de-escalation
deflate
deflation
depletion
depreciate
depreciation
desensitisation
desensitization
devaluate
devaluation
devalue
devitalisation
devitalization
die away
diminish
diminution
dip
discount
drop
drop off
dwindle
dwindle away
dwindle down
dwindling
dwindling away
ease off
ease up
easement
easing
extenuation
fall
flag
fly
foreshorten
free fall
go down
let up
limit
lour
lower
lowering
minimisation
minimise
minimization
minimize
mitigate
mitigation
moderation
narrowing
palliation
pare
pare down
price reduction
reduce
relax
relief
remit
retard
reverse split
reverse stock split
rollback
shelter
shorten
shortening
shrink
shrinkage
shrinking
shrivel
shrivel up
sinking
slack
slack off
slack up
slacken
slacken off
slake
slippage
slow
slow down
slow up
split down
step down
subtraction
suppress
taper
tax credit
tax shelter
thin out
trim
trim back
trim down
turn down
undervalue
vanish
vaporize
wane
waning
wastage
weaken
weakening
wither