decrease
/dɪˈkɹiːs/noun, verb2 syllables
Decrease means: the act of decreasing or reducing something.
Synonyms for decrease17
noun, as in the act of decreasing or reducing something
noun, as in a change downward
noun, as in a process of becoming smaller or shorter
noun, as in the amount by which something decreases
verb, as in make become smaller
Opposites of decrease
What does decrease mean?6
noun
the act of decreasing or reducing something
a change downward“there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided”
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
the amount by which something decreases
verb
decrease in size, extent, or range“The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester”
make become smaller“He decreased his staff”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with decrease?16
four syllables
Decrease in a sentence
- At your company, try to increase revenue or decrease costs.Amastan
- It isn't strange that the number of children decreases, too.blay_paul
- I don't know if modern technology increases unemployment, or rather decreases it.Eldad
- When life is too stressful, sexual function decreases.patgfisher
- The bank was founded to increase competition and decrease interest.Dhoru
- Climate change could lead to a decrease in the penguin population.kitler
- This figure is a mirror of the decrease in imports of crude oil.unknown
- Sudden decrease in appetite is sometimes a sign of illness.CM
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Forms of decrease
as a noun
- plural
- decreases
as a verb
- past tense
- decreased
- present participle
- decreasing
- third-person singular
- decreases