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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
as in dropped, depressed
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- inflated,
- over,
- overfilled,
- overflowing,
- overfull,
- overlarge,
- overloaded,
- oversize
- (or oversized)
2
as in reduced, diminished
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decreased
verb
past tense of decrease
Synonyms & Antonyms of decreased (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
- workers decreased the volume of water flowing through the pipes in order to prevent an overflow
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2
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
- the force of the wind slowly decreased until the flowers were standing upright again
Synonyms for decreased
- abated,
- declined,
- de-escalated,
- died (away or down or out),
- diminished,
- drained (away),
- dropped (off),
- dwindled,
- eased,
- ebbed,
- fell,
- fell away,
- lessened,
- let up,
- lowered,
- moderated,
- palled,
- phased down,
- ratcheted (down)
- also racheted (down),
- receded,
- relented,
- remitted,
- shrank
- (or shrunk),
- subsided,
- tapered,
- tapered off,
- waned
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- accumulated,
- ballooned,
- built,
- burgeoned
- (also bourgeoned),
- enlarged,
- escalated,
- expanded,
- grew,
- increased,
- intensified,
- mounted,
- mushroomed,
- picked up,
- rose,
- snowballed,
- soared,
- swelled,
- waxed
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“Decreased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decreased. Accessed 19 Jun. 2021.
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