Related Words for decrease

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WordSyllablesCategories
lessen
/x
Verb, Verb
diminish
x/x
Verb, Verb
decrement
xxx
Verb, Noun, Verb
diminution
xx/x
Verb, Noun
fall
/
Noun, Verb, Noun
reduction
x/x
Noun, Noun
increase
x/
Noun, Noun
increment
/xx
Noun, Noun
reduce
x/
Verb
decline
x/
Noun
minimize
/xx
Verb
boost
/
Noun
improve
x/
Verb
rise
/
Noun
lowering
/xx
Verb
enhance
x/
Verb
maximize
/xx
Verb
fluctuation
xx/x
Noun
eliminate
x/xx
Verb
greater
/x
Adjective
improvement
x/x
Noun
affect
x/
Verb
higher
/x
Adjective
doubling
/xx
Noun
exacerbate
x/xx
Verb
attenuate
x/xx
Verb
worsening
/xx
Verb
drop
/
Noun
upsurge
/x
Noun
alleviate
x/xx
Verb
change
/
Noun
impact
x/
Noun
spike
/
Noun
deterioration
x/xxxx
Noun
intensify
x/xx
Verb
accelerate
x/xx
Verb
heighten
/x
Verb
mitigate
/xx
Verb
disproportionate
xx/xx
Adjective
offset
x/
Verb
variation
xx/x
Noun
shrink
/
Verb
negligible
/xxx
Adjective
effect
x/
Noun
significant
x/xx
Adjective
ameliorate
x/xx
Verb
skyrocket
/xx
Noun
augment
x/
Verb
considerable
x/xxx
Adjective
aggravate
/xx
Verb
shrinkage
/x
Noun
weakening
/xx
Noun
escalating
/xxx
Noun
downsize
/x
Verb
small
/
Adjective
shorten
/x
Verb
come down
//
Phrase, Verb
depreciate
x/xx
Verb
fall off
//
Phrase, Verb
degrade
x/
Verb
dwindle
/x
Verb
slide
/
Noun
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
bring down
//
Phrase, Verb
thin
/
Adjective
look down
//
Phrase, Verb
narrow
/x
Adjective
decelerate
x/xx
Verb
abate
x/
Noun
drop off
//
Phrase, Verb
cut back
//
Phrase, Verb
slow down
/x
Phrase, Verb
deteriorate
x/xxx
Verb
quiet down
/x/
Phrase, Verb
wane
/
Noun
dwarf
/
Noun
subtract
x/
Verb
waste
/
Noun
moderate
/xx
Adjective
devalue
x/x
Verb
draw down
//
Phrase, Verb
cut down
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
slow
/
Adjective
depress
x/
Verb
impair
x/
Verb
cool down
/x
Phrase, Verb
disappear
xx/
Verb
deduct
x/
Verb
shallow
/x
Adjective
draw in
/x
Phrase, Verb
inactivate
x/xx
Verb
fall away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
deflate
x/
Verb
taper
/x
Noun
dilute
x/
Adjective
fine
/
Adjective
come down to
///
Phrase, Verb
draw
/
Verb
boil down
//
Phrase, Verb
slacken
/x
Verb
break down
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
poor
/
Adjective
devolve
x/
Verb
less
/
Adjective
crease
/
Noun
lose
/
Verb
halve
/
Verb
degenerate
x/xx
Adjective
fall in
/x
Phrase, Verb
minus
/x
Noun
wear off
//
Phrase, Verb
sink
/
Noun
die down
//
Phrase, Verb
downgrade
//
Noun
remit
x/
Noun
descend
x/
Verb
knock down
//
Phrase, Verb
fade away
/xx
Phrase, Verb, Noun
tone down
/x
Phrase, Verb
amplitudes
/xx
Adjective
frequencies
/xx
Adjective
monotonically
x/xxx
Adverb
exponentially
xx/xx
Adverb
marked
/
Adjective
modulus
/xx
Adjective
nonsignificant
/x/xx
Adjective
progressively
x/xx
Adverb
absorbance
x/x
Noun
concomitant
x/xx
Adjective
gradual
/xx
Adjective
preload
x/
Noun
acuity
x/xx
Noun
fivefold
/x
Adjective
slight
/
Adjective
proportionally
x/xxx
Adverb
contractility
/x/xx
Noun
drastically
/xx
Adverb
sizes
/x
Verb
conversely
/xx
Adverb
hematocrit
xx/x
Noun
proportionate
x/xx
Adjective
pronounced
x/
Adjective
linearly
/xxx
Adverb
accompanying
x/xxx
Adjective
noticeable
/xxx
Adjective
ductility
x/xx
Noun
entropy
/xx
Noun
abatement
x/x
Noun
abbreviate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
abolishment
x/xx
Noun
abolition
xx/x
Noun
abridge
x/
Verb, Noun
acceleration
xxx/x
Noun
allowable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
amortization
xxx/x
Noun
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
attrition
x/x
Noun, Verb
average
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
backsliding
/xx
Noun, Adjective
belittle
x/x
Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
bridge
/
Noun, Verb
budget
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
calculated
/xxx
Adjective
casualty
/xxx
Noun
chute
/
Noun, Verb
circumscribe
xx/
Verb
collapse
x/
Noun, Verb
collection
x/x
Noun
compression
x/x
Noun
concentrate
/xx
Verb, Noun
confine
x/
Verb, Noun
constant
/x
Adjective, Noun
contract
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
contraction
x/x
Noun
curb
/
Noun, Verb
curtail
x/
Verb, Noun
curtailment
x/x
Noun
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cutback
/x
Noun
cutout
/x
Noun
decay
x/
Noun, Verb
declassification
x/xx/x
Noun
deduction
x/x
Noun
deflation
x/x
Noun
degradation
xx/x
Noun
deletion
x/x
Noun
demotion
x/x
Noun
depletion
x/x
Noun
depression
x/x
Noun
descent
x/
Noun
desensitization
x/xx/x
Noun
detract
x/
Verb
devaluation
xxx/x
Noun
die away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
dim
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
dip
/
Noun, Verb
discount
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
downfall
/x
Noun, Verb
downregulation
/xx/x
Noun
downside
/x
Noun
downturn
/x
Noun, Verb
downward
/x
Adjective, Adverb
drawdown
/x
Noun
ease
/
Noun, Verb
ease off
//
Phrase, Verb
ease up
//
Phrase, Verb
economy
x/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
elimination
xxx/x
Noun
erode
x/
Verb
erosion
x/x
Noun
excess
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
excessive
x/x
Adjective
fade
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
flag
/
Noun, Verb
fly
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
growth
/
Noun
hindsight
/x
Noun
kickback
/x
Noun
lack
/
Noun, Verb
landing
/x
Noun
leakage
/x
Noun
let up
//
Phrase, Verb
levy
/x
Noun, Verb
lighten
/x
Verb
limit
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
loss
/
Noun, Verb
lour
/
Noun, Verb
maximal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
maximum
/xx
Adjective, Noun
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
minimise
/xx
Verb
minimum
/xx
Noun, Adjective
number
/x
Noun, Verb
palliation
/x/x
Noun
pare
/
Verb
permissible
x/xx
Adjective
plunge
/
Verb, Noun
put
/
Verb, Noun
recede
x/
Verb
recoil
x/
Noun, Verb
regress
/x
Noun, Verb
regression
x/x
Noun
relief
x/
Noun, Adjective
relieve
x/
Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
save
/
Verb, Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun