Synonyms of decrement

decrement

noun

ˈde-krə-mənt 

as in decrease

the amount by which something is lessened

each decrement in amount is limited to one third of the previous total

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decrease
• reduction
• dent
• decline
• drop
• diminution
• depletion
• shrinkage
• loss
• abatement
• diminishment
• depression
• falloff
• subtraction
• step-down
• drop-off
• slump
• fall
• deduction
• downturn
• cut
• curtailment
• shortening
• slip
• cutback
• retrenchment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increase
• increment
• gain
• rise
• enlargement
• raise
• addition
• boost
• accumulation
• accrual
• supplement
• extension
• accretion
• continuation
• step-up
• uptick
• upturn
• upswing
• uptrend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decrement

Research confirms that humans show performance decrements over time on tasks requiring sustained attention, with high-level thinking sustainable for between four and twenty hours a week. — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 22 Mar. 2026

Faced with out-of-bounds readings for the radar’s hardware, each CDU began to issue radar increment and decrement interrupts to the guidance computer—lots of interrupts. — Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 5 July 2019

Although the marijuana brownies caused significant decrements in participants’ attentiveness, physical coordination and ability to concentrate, only 11 percent of them ever had a THC blood level over the legal limit. — Keith Humphreys, The Cannabist, 31 May 2017

The increment of fitness gain of the former happens to have been greater than the decrement entailed by the latter, resulting in the simultaneous increase in the frequency of both the fit and unfit variants. — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2011

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