DECREASE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of decreasing or reducing something
   Synonym(s)
   • diminution (what does diminution mean?)
   • reduction (what does reduction mean?)
   • step-down (what does step-down mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) decrease is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change of magnitude (what does change of magnitude mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
   • step-up (what does step-up mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • moderation (what does moderation mean?)
   • lowering (what does lowering mean?)
   • cutback (what does cutback mean?)
   • devaluation (what does devaluation mean?)
   • devitalization (what does devitalization mean?)
   • devitalisation (what does devitalisation mean?)
   • extenuation (what does extenuation mean?)
   • mitigation (what does mitigation mean?)
   • palliation (what does palliation mean?)
   • easing (what does easing mean?)
   • easement (what does easement mean?)
   • alleviation (what does alleviation mean?)
   • relief (what does relief mean?)
   • de-escalation (what does de-escalation mean?)
   • minimization (what does minimization mean?)
   • minimisation (what does minimisation mean?)
   • depletion (what does depletion mean?)
   • shortening (what does shortening mean?)
   • shrinking (what does shrinking mean?)
   • subtraction (what does subtraction mean?)
   • deduction (what does deduction mean?)
   • deflation (what does deflation mean?)
   • discount (what does discount mean?)
   • price reduction (what does price reduction mean?)
   • deduction (what does deduction mean?)
   • rollback (what does rollback mean?)
   • weakening (what does weakening mean?)
   • depreciation (what does depreciation mean?)
   • contraction (what does contraction mean?)
   • reverse split (what does reverse split mean?)
   • reverse stock split (what does reverse stock split mean?)
   • split down (what does split down mean?)
   • amortization (what does amortization mean?)
   • amortisation (what does amortisation mean?)
   • declassification (what does declassification mean?)
   • tax shelter (what does tax shelter mean?)
   • shelter (what does shelter mean?)
   • tax credit (what does tax credit mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • de-escalate (what does de-escalate mean?)
   • weaken (what does weaken mean?)
   • step down (what does step down mean?)
   • shrink (what does shrink mean?)
   • reduce (what does reduce mean?)
   • reduce (what does reduce mean?)
   • scale down (what does scale down mean?)
   • reduce (what does reduce mean?)
   • cut down (what does cut down mean?)
   • cut back (what does cut back mean?)
   • trim (what does trim mean?)
   • trim down (what does trim down mean?)
   • trim back (what does trim back mean?)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • bring down (what does bring down mean?)
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • diminish (what does diminish mean?)
   • lessen (what does lessen mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the amount by which something decreases
   Synonym(s)
   • decrement (what does decrement mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) decrease is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • amount (what does amount mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
   • increment (what does increment mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • drop (what does drop mean?)
   • dip (what does dip mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
   • free fall (what does free fall mean?)
   • shrinkage (what does shrinkage mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • diminish (what does diminish mean?)
   • lessen (what does lessen mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a change downward
   Synonym(s)
   • drop-off (what does drop-off mean?)
   • lessening (what does lessening mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided
   • there was a sharp drop-off in sales
   Hypernyms(s) decrease is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alteration (what does alteration mean?)
   • modification (what does modification mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • shrinking (what does shrinking mean?)
   • shrinkage (what does shrinkage mean?)
   • casualty (what does casualty mean?)
   • sinking (what does sinking mean?)
   • attrition (what does attrition mean?)
   • dwindling (what does dwindling mean?)
   • dwindling away (what does dwindling away mean?)
   • waning (what does waning mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drop off (what does drop off mean?)
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • lessen (what does lessen mean?)
   • minify (what does minify mean?)
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • diminish (what does diminish mean?)
   • lessen (what does lessen mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a process of becoming smaller or shorter
   Synonym(s)
   • decrement (what does decrement mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) decrease is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • process (what does process mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
   • increment (what does increment mean?)
   • growth (what does growth mean?)
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
   • increment (what does increment mean?)
   • growth (what does growth mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • decay (what does decay mean?)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
   • diminution (what does diminution mean?)
   • desensitization (what does desensitization mean?)
   • desensitisation (what does desensitisation mean?)
   • narrowing (what does narrowing mean?)
   • slippage (what does slippage mean?)
   • wastage (what does wastage mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • diminish (what does diminish mean?)
   • lessen (what does lessen mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)

DECREASE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • decrease in size, extent, or range
   Synonym(s)
   • diminish (what does diminish mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
   • lessen (what does lessen mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
   • The cabin pressure fell dramatically
   • her weight fall to under a hundred pounds
   • his voice fell to a whisper
   Hypernyms(s) decrease is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change magnitude (what does change magnitude mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • shrink (what does shrink mean?)
   • shrivel (what does shrivel mean?)
   • taper (what does taper mean?)
   • drop off (what does drop off mean?)
   • vanish (what does vanish mean?)
   • fly (what does fly mean?)
   • vaporize (what does vaporize mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • ease up (what does ease up mean?)
   • ease off (what does ease off mean?)
   • slacken off (what does slacken off mean?)
   • flag (what does flag mean?)
   • weaken (what does weaken mean?)
   • boil down (what does boil down mean?)
   • reduce (what does reduce mean?)
   • decoct (what does decoct mean?)
   • concentrate (what does concentrate mean?)
   • shrink (what does shrink mean?)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
   • shrivel (what does shrivel mean?)
   • shrivel up (what does shrivel up mean?)
   • shrink (what does shrink mean?)
   • wither (what does wither mean?)
   • abate (what does abate mean?)
   • let up (what does let up mean?)
   • slack off (what does slack off mean?)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   • die away (what does die away mean?)
   • deflate (what does deflate mean?)
   • dwindle (what does dwindle mean?)
   • dwindle away (what does dwindle away mean?)
   • dwindle down (what does dwindle down mean?)
   • remit (what does remit mean?)
   • de-escalate (what does de-escalate mean?)
   • depreciate (what does depreciate mean?)
   • undervalue (what does undervalue mean?)
   • devaluate (what does devaluate mean?)
   • devalue (what does devalue mean?)
   • shorten (what does shorten mean?)
   • thin out (what does thin out mean?)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
   • go down (what does go down mean?)
   • wane (what does wane mean?)
   • wane (what does wane mean?)
   • wane (what does wane mean?)
   • decelerate (what does decelerate mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
   • decrescendo (what does decrescendo mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drop (what does drop mean?)
   • dip (what does dip mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
   • free fall (what does free fall mean?)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
   • diminution (what does diminution mean?)
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • diminution (what does diminution mean?)
   • reduction (what does reduction mean?)
   • step-down (what does step-down mean?)
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • decrement (what does decrement mean?)
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • decrement (what does decrement mean?)
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • lessening (what does lessening mean?)
   • drop-off (what does drop-off mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make smaller
   Synonym(s)
   • lessen (what does lessen mean?)
   • minify (what does minify mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He decreased his staff
   Hypernyms(s) decrease is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • mitigate (what does mitigate mean?)
   • pare (what does pare mean?)
   • pare down (what does pare down mean?)
   • limit (what does limit mean?)
   • circumscribe (what does circumscribe mean?)
   • confine (what does confine mean?)
   • reduce (what does reduce mean?)
   • boil down (what does boil down mean?)
   • concentrate (what does concentrate mean?)
   • shrink (what does shrink mean?)
   • reduce (what does reduce mean?)
   • abridge (what does abridge mean?)
   • foreshorten (what does foreshorten mean?)
   • abbreviate (what does abbreviate mean?)
   • shorten (what does shorten mean?)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
   • reduce (what does reduce mean?)
   • slake (what does slake mean?)
   • abate (what does abate mean?)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   • turn down (what does turn down mean?)
   • lower (what does lower mean?)
   • lour (what does lour mean?)
   • de-escalate (what does de-escalate mean?)
   • weaken (what does weaken mean?)
   • step down (what does step down mean?)
   • minimize (what does minimize mean?)
   • minimise (what does minimise mean?)
   • reduce (what does reduce mean?)
   • cut down (what does cut down mean?)
   • cut back (what does cut back mean?)
   • trim (what does trim mean?)
   • trim down (what does trim down mean?)
   • trim back (what does trim back mean?)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • bring down (what does bring down mean?)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   • slacken (what does slacken mean?)
   • slack up (what does slack up mean?)
   • relax (what does relax mean?)
   • diminish (what does diminish mean?)
   • belittle (what does belittle mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • lessening (what does lessening mean?)
   • drop-off (what does drop-off mean?)