Synonyms of decreasing

decreasing 1 of 2

noun

as in reducing

Related Words

• reducing
• diminishing
• shortening
• lessening
• shrinking
• compression
• contraction
• curtailment
• abbreviation
• abridgment
• abruptness
• condensation
• shortness
• brusqueness
• curtness
• tautness
• crispness
• brevity
• conciseness
• succinctness
• terseness
• briefness
• compendiousness
• laconism
• pithiness
• minuteness
• smallness
• tininess
• littleness

Dissimilar Words

• extending
• stretching
• extension
• extensiveness
• growth
• prolongation
• lengthiness
• elongation
• prolonging
• elongating
• expansion
• protraction
• spread
• diffuseness
• talkativeness
• volubility
• bulkiness
• prolixity
• greatness
• wordiness
• bigness
• largeness
• garrulousness
• verboseness
• talkiness
• long-windedness
• heftiness

decreasing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of decrease

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• diminishing
• lowering
• depleting
• minimizing
• lessening
• dwindling
• easing
• downsizing
• slashing
• denting
• cutting
• abating
• dropping
• compressing
• knocking down
• shrinking
• downscaling
• de-escalating
• shortening
• trimming
• contracting
• curtailing
• constricting
• paring
• condensing
• truncating
• cutting down
• modifying
• abbreviating
• abridging
• clipping
• whittling
• pruning
• modulating
• cutting back
• cropping
• retrenching
• nicking
• deflating
• docking
• moderating
• qualifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• expanding
• escalating
• augmenting
• enlarging
• raising
• boosting
• swelling
• amplifying
• extending
• inflating
• lengthening
• prolonging
• dilating
• blowing up
• adding (to)
• supplementing
• enhancing
• intensifying
• complementing
• aggrandizing
• distending
• heightening
• elongating
• protracting
• redoubling

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diminishing
• subsiding
• declining
• shrinking
• falling
• easing
• vanishing
• ebbing
• lessening
• lowering
• dwindling
• waning
• tapering
• moderating
• receding
• weakening
• dropping (off)
• dying (away or down or out)
• draining (away)
• falling away
• tapering off
• relenting
• ratcheting (down)
• evaporating
• remitting
• abating
• racheting (down)
• letting up
• phasing down
• de-escalating
• palling
• compressing
• collapsing
• alleviating
• contracting
• constricting
• melting (away)
• condensing
• slackening
• fading (away)
• slowing (down)
• relaxing
• tailing (off)
• frittering (away)
• petering (out)
• giving out
• flagging
• sinking
• deflating
• caving (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• growing
• rising
• expanding
• building
• swelling
• escalating
• mounting
• intensifying
• enlarging
• accumulating
• soaring
• burgeoning
• emerging
• picking up
• appearing
• mushrooming
• snowballing
• waxing
• ballooning
• showing up
• lengthening
• blowing up
• elongating
• distending

Example Sentences

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

The lack of regulations for unsupervised AI and decreasing hardware costs amplify this uncontained proliferation risk. — Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

In many countries, alcohol consumption has already been decreasing for years, especially among young people. — Tim Brinkhof, Time, 23 July 2026

FilmLA also noted that shooting levels for commercials continue to struggle, decreasing by roughly 22 percent year-over-year. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

As rights costs continue to rise, the number of pay-TV subscribers is decreasing. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 July 2026

The idea was that having extra light later into the afternoon would save energy by decreasing the need for electric lighting. — Beth Ann Malow, The Conversation, 21 July 2026

Federal funding for both of these programs, which have funded thousands of affordable homes in Maryland, has plummeted since 2000, decreasing 64% and 65%, respectively, adjusted for inflation and population growth. — Jake Day, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2026

More rain through Friday before conditions improve Rain chances should begin decreasing across eastern parts of the region by Friday and through the weekend, although isolated showers and storms could linger in western areas. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 July 2026

However, they are listed as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species and their global populations are decreasing. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026