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decrease
Synonyms and Antonyms of decrease
- The average decrease in the price of milk was five cents per gallon.
decrease
Synonyms and Antonyms of decrease
- Workers decreased the volume of water flowing through the pipes in order to prevent an overflow.
- The force of the wind slowly decreased until the flowers were standing upright again.
abate, decline, de-escalate, die (away or down or out), diminish, drain (away), drop (off), dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, fall away, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, pall, phase down, ratchet (down) also rachet (down) , recede, relent, remit, shrink, subside, taper, taper off, wane
Synonym Discussion of decrease
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- slowly decreased the amount of pressure
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- has been unable to lessen her debt
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- his visual acuity has diminished
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- you must reduce your caloric intake
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- the storm abated
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- their provisions dwindled slowly
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