Entry Word: decrease

Function: noun

Meaning: the amount by which something is lessened <the average decrease in the price of milk was five cents per gallon>

Synonyms abatement, decline, decrement, diminishment, diminution, drop, fall, loss, reduction, shrinkage

Related Words deduction, dent, depression; slip, slump; curtailment, cut, cutback

Near Antonyms accretion, accrual, accumulation, addition, supplement; continuation, extension; upswing, uptrend, upturn

Antonyms boost, enlargement, gain, increase, increment, raise, rise