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Synonyms for decrease
dɪˈkris; ˈdi kris, dɪˈkrisde·crease

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Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  1. decreasenoun

    Of a quantity, to become smaller.

    Synonyms:
    abate, shrink, decrement, cut, lower, go down, reduce, plummet, sink, shrinkage, drop, reduction, fall, lowering, loss, plunge

    Antonyms:
    gain, grow, up, rise, soar, go up, raise, increment, increase, shoot up

English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. decrease

    The storm, the fever, the pain abates. Interest declines. Misfortunes may be mitigated, desires moderated, intense anger abated, population decreased, taxes reduced. We abate a nuisance, terminate a controversy, suppress a rebellion. See ALLEVIATE.

    Synonyms:
    abate, decline, diminish, ebb, lessen, lower, mitigate, moderate, reduce, subside

    Antonyms:
    aggravate, amplify, continue, develop, enhance, enlarge, extend, foment, increase, magnify, rage, raise, revive

    Preposition:
    Abate in fury; abated by law.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. decreaseverb

    Synonyms:
    diminish, lessen, subside, abate, lower, decline, retrench, curtail, reduce, wane

    Antonyms:
    increase, grow, amplify, expand, augment, extend, enlarge

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  1. decrease, lessening, drop-offnoun

    a change downward

    "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"

    Synonyms:
    drop, falloff, lessening, falling off, slack, slump, reduction, decrement, cliff, drop-off, step-down, diminution

    Antonyms:
    increase, step-up, increment, growth

  2. decrease, decrementnoun

    a process of becoming smaller or shorter

    Synonyms:
    decrement, drop-off, reduction, diminution, step-down, lessening

    Antonyms:
    step-up, growth, increase, increment

  3. decrease, decrementnoun

    the amount by which something decreases

    Synonyms:
    decrement, drop-off, reduction, diminution, step-down, lessening

    Antonyms:
    step-up, increase, increment, growth

  4. decrease, diminution, reduction, step-downverb

    the act of decreasing or reducing something

    Synonyms:
    reducing, lessening, simplification, reduction, decrement, drop-off, step-down, decline, diminution

    Antonyms:
    step-up, increase, growth, increment

  5. decrease, diminish, lessen, fallverb

    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"

    Synonyms:
    shine, go down, accrue, diminish, strike, devolve, flow, precipitate, settle, lessen, come down, subside, pass, descend, come, fall, return, light, belittle, hang, minify, fall down

    Antonyms:
    step-up, increase, increment, growth

  6. decrease, lessen, minifyverb

    make smaller

    "He decreased his staff"

    Synonyms:
    subside, minify, lessen, diminish, fall

    Antonyms:
    growth, increase, increment, step-up

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. deleveraging

    because deleveraging means to reduce, bring down or pay off something.

    Submitted by anonymous on March 1, 2020  
  2. downregulation

    reduces

    some genes downregulate inflammation

    Submitted by rinat on October 2, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. decreaseverb

    Synonyms:
    diminish (gradually), lessen, grow less

  2. decreaseverb

    Synonyms:
    diminish, lessen, make less

  3. decreasenoun

    Synonyms:
    diminution, lessening, decrement, reduction

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. decreasenoun

    Synonyms:
    decrement, diminution, reduction, decline, depreciation, abatement, subsidence

  2. decreaseverb

    Synonyms:
    diminish, reduce, dwindle, subside, depreciate, abate, wane

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. DECREASE

    Synonyms:
    Dutch Echographic Cardiac Risk Evaluation Applying Stress Echo

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How to use decrease in a sentence?

  1. The Republican governor:

    There are a lot of moving parts here. This is the beginning, but to continue to move forward -- without falling back and having a huge spike in cases -- there are a lot of things everyone can do to decrease the impact and get people back to work.

  2. The CFPB:

    But then, as the economy recovered, credit card companies did not decrease their prices accordingly, despite seemingly lower risk of default, during the Covid-19 pandemic, issuers' margins and charge-off rates diverged even further.

  3. Greg Murphy:

    Dr. Fauci has forfeited his credibility as a public health expert by placing political science ahead of medical science, physicians have an obligation to put forward clear, consistent, and well-educated messaging to inform patients and the public. Instead of fulfilling this responsibility, Dr. Fauci has administered confusing and conflicting information in an air of arrogance that has resulted in a marked decrease in the public’s trust.

  4. Krit Phromsakla:

    We have not been overwhelmed, we can still receive more patients but the number of people receiving treatment related to air pollution is higher, according to statistics we have collected from past 3 years, the number should gradually decrease when we approach the end of April… (but) we will continue to be vigilant monitoring the situation.

  5. Christine Friedenreich:

    This study provides some new evidence that watching TV after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer may decrease overall survival as well as survival associated with colon cancer diagnosis.


Translations for decrease

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  • намалявам, намалявам се, намаляване, намалениеBulgarian
  • decreixença, disminució, decréixer, disminuirCatalan, Valencian
  • snížitCzech
  • verringern, Verringerung, abnehmenGerman
  • ελαττώνω, μειώνομαι, μειώνω, λιγοστεύωGreek
  • malpliigiEsperanto
  • disminución, disminuirSpanish
  • lasku, vähentää, laskea, vähenemäFinnish
  • diminuer, réduireFrench
  • הפחית, פחתHebrew
  • csökkenés, csökken, csökkentHungarian
  • փոքրանալ, պակասելArmenian
  • mengurangiIndonesian
  • diminutarIdo
  • ribassare, calare, far calare, decrementare, diminuire, ridurreItalian
  • 減少, 減らす, 減るJapanese
  • verminderen, afnemenDutch
  • zmniejszaćPolish
  • redução, reduzir, diminuir, diminuiçãoPortuguese
  • descrește, scădeaRomanian
  • снижение, снижаться, уменьшаться, понижаться, уменьшить, понижать, снижать, снизиться, понизиться, уменьшение, понизить, уменьшиться, снизить, уменьшатьRussian
  • minska, minskningSwedish
  • azaltmakTurkish
  • کمیUrdu
  • hạVietnamese
  • 减少Chinese

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