DECREASING Synonyms: 170 Similar and Opposite Words

decreasing 1 of 2

noun

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as in reducing

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decreasing

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verb

present participle of decrease

as in diminishing

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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as in subsiding

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually the force of the wind slowly decreased until the flowers were standing upright again

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Recent Examples of decreasing

Noun

And Americans are responding to the messaging, with spending on these weight loss meds increasing and the obesity rate decreasing. —

Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025 With the circuit length decreasing, the Singapore Grand Prix increased the number of laps by one. —

Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 In the mid-August Economist/YouGov survey, 32% said the unemployment rate was increasing while 22% decreasing. —

Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

Verb

As recently reported through KPBS, this progress has led to rents decreasing by about 5%. —

David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 Several years ago, MLB and Commissioner Rob Manfred enacted changes meant to speed up the game through better pace of play, keeping the same amount of action in baseball while decreasing the time each game took to finish. —

Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 Depression treatments focus mostly on decreasing negative emotions. —

Maggie Penman, Washington Post, 6 May 2026 It's further augmented with AI Sound boost, which increases sound while decreasing distortion. —

George Yang, PC Magazine, 5 May 2026 Current conditions indicate that water levels in New Hope are decreasing. —

Ross Dimattei, CBS News, 5 May 2026 Managing the state funds in a way that brings wealth back to Californians — by decreasing the burden unnecessary debt places on taxpayers. —

Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 The new map will likely increase the Florida Republican congressional delegation to 24 seats, while decreasing Democrats' delegation to four seat. —

Natalia Mittelstadt, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026 Then 2024 was the third consecutive year of decreasing homicides in Chicago, and 2025 was the fourth. —

Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026

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Noun

The long answer is that Estée Lauder’s Diamond Moisturizer is hydrating (as all moisturizers should be), firming, tightening, wrinkle-reducing, age spot-fading, and texture-smoothing.

— Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
Moisturizing, soothing, and redness reducing, Erborian’s CC Cream is the ultimate cult-favorite beauty product.

— Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025