Letters that make decrease
s, a, d, e, c, r are letters that make 'decrease'
Words within decrease
crease, re, EAS, EC, SE, Ea, as, ease, dec, AS, DE, Re, As, Cr, Se, Dec are words within 'decrease'
s, a, d, e, c, r are letters that make 'decrease'
crease, re, EAS, EC, SE, Ea, as, ease, dec, AS, DE, Re, As, Cr, Se, Dec are words within 'decrease'
decreased is a word created by adding a letter to 'decrease'
6 possible definitions for 'decrease'
Under this definition, decrease is a noun and has the following properties:
decrement has the same meaning as decrease
'decrease' can be a type of amount.
Under this definition, decrease is a noun and has the following properties:
increase has the opposite meaning of decrease
'decrease' can be a type of alteration, change, modification.
shrinking, casualty, shrinkage, waning, dwindling, attrition, sinking, dwindling away are types of 'decrease'.
diminish, minify, decrease, drop off, lessen, fall are derivatives of 'decrease'.
"there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided", "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
Under this definition, decrease is a noun and has the following properties:
decrement has the same meaning as decrease
'decrease' can be a type of physical process, process.
decay, decline, diminution, decline, wastage, narrowing, slippage, desensitization, desensitisation are types of 'decrease'.
Under this definition, decrease is a verb and has the following properties:
increase has the opposite meaning of decrease
'decrease' can be a type of change magnitude.
decline, retard, shrink, devaluate, reduce, go down, decelerate, slow down, vanish, vaporize, ease up, ease off, let up, slacken off, shorten, weaken, shrivel up, abate, slack off, die away, dwindle away, dwindle down, de-escalate, depreciate, devalue, slow up, undervalue, dwindle, break, flag, taper, shrink, drop off, shrivel, fly, break, boil down, decoct, shrink, wither, shrivel, remit, wane, wane, thin out, decrescendo, slow, slack, contract, concentrate, wane, deflate are types of 'decrease'.
reduction, decrease, dip, decrement, free fall, diminution, decline, fall, drop, step-down, lessening, drop-off are derivatives of 'decrease'.
"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester", "The cabin pressure fell dramatically", "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds", "his voice fell to a whisper"
Under this definition, decrease is a verb and has the following properties:
increase has the opposite meaning of decrease
reduce, mitigate, slake, pare, pare down, confine, circumscribe, cut back, abridge, foreshorten, abate, turn down, de-escalate, step down, minimize, minimise, cut down, trim down, trim back, bring down, slack up, belittle, reduce, abbreviate, lour, suppress, limit, boil down, shrink, reduce, reduce, shorten, cut, contract, lower, weaken, cut, trim, relax, diminish, slacken, slack, cut, slack, concentrate are types of 'decrease'.
"He decreased his staff"
Under this definition, decrease is a noun and has the following properties:
reduction, diminution, step-down have the same meaning as 'decrease'
'decrease' can be a type of change of magnitude.
lowering, tax credit, shelter, mitigation, price reduction, shrinking, subtraction, cut, weakening, moderation, cutback, devaluation, devitalization, devitalisation, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, easing, easement, alleviation, relief, de-escalation, minimization, minimisation, depletion, shortening, deduction, deduction, deflation, discount, rollback, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortization, amortisation, declassification, tax shelter are types of 'decrease'.
reduce, diminish, cut back, scale down, de-escalate, step down, cut down, trim down, trim back, bring down, decrease, shrink, weaken, trim, cut, fall, lessen are derivatives of 'decrease'.