English > decrease: 6 senses > noun 1, event| Meaning | A change downward. |
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| Example | "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided" |
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| Synonyms | lessening, drop-off |
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| Narrower | attrition | A wearing down to weaken or destroy |
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| casualty | A decrease of military personnel or equipment |
| dwindling, dwindling away | A becoming gradually less |
| shrinking, shrinkage | Process or result of becoming less or smaller |
| sinking | A slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength) |
| waning | A gradual decrease in magnitude or extent |
| Broader | change, alteration, modification | An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another |
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| Opposite | increase | A change resulting in an increase / increase |
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| Spanish | aminoración, bajada, baja, caída, descenso, disminución, mengua, rebaja, reducción |
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| Catalan | baixada, disminució, reducció |
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| Verbs | decrease | decrease in size, extent, or range |
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| decrease | make smaller |
English > decrease: 6 senses > noun 4, act| Meaning | The act of decreasing or reducing something. |
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| Synonyms | diminution, reduction, step-down |
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| Narrower | amortization, amortisation | The reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years |
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| contraction | The act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope |
| cut | The act of reducing the amount or number |
| cutback | A reduction in quantity or rate |
| de-escalation | (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war) |
| declassification | reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon |
| deflation | The act of letting the air out of something |
| depletion | The act of decreasing something markedly |
| depreciation | A decrease in price or value |
| devaluation | The reduction of something's value or worth |
| devitalization, devitalisation | The act of reducing the vitality of something |
| discount, price reduction, deduction | The act of reducing the selling price of merchandise |
| easing, easement, alleviation, relief | The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) |
| extenuation, mitigation, palliation | To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious |
| lowering | The act of causing to become less |
| minimization, minimisation | The act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position |
| moderation, mitigation | The action of lessening in severity or intensity |
| reverse split, reverse stock split, split down | A decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity |
| rollback | Reducing prices back to some earlier level |
| shortening | Act of decreasing in length |
| shrinking | The act of becoming less |
| subtraction, deduction | The act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) |
| tax credit | A direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket) |
| tax shelter, shelter | A way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings |
| weakening | The act of reducing the strength of something |
| Broader | change of magnitude | The act of changing the amount or size of something |
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| Opposite | increase, step-up | The act of increasing / increasing something |
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| Spanish | debilitamiento, disminución, merma, reducción |
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| Catalan | decreixement, decreixença, disminució, minvament, reducció |
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| Verbs | decrease | decrease in size, extent, or range |
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English > decrease: 6 senses > verb 1, change| Meaning | decrease in size, extent, or range. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
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| Example | "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester" |
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| Synonyms | diminish, lessen, fall |
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| Entailed by | scale down | Reduce proportionally |
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| Narrower | abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away | Become less in amount or intensity |
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| boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate | Be cooked until very little liquid / liquid is left |
| break | diminish or discontinue abruptly |
| break | fall sharply |
| de-escalate | diminish in size, scope, or intensity |
| decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard | Lose velocity |
| decline, go down, wane | Grow smaller |
| decrescendo | Grow quieter |
| deflate | Become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air |
| depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue | Lose in value |
| drop off | fall or diminish |
| dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down | Become smaller or lose substance |
| ease up, ease off, slacken off, flag | Become less intense |
| remit | diminish or abate |
| shorten | Become short or shorter |
| shrink, contract | Become smaller or draw together |
| shrink, shrivel | decrease in size, range, or extent |
| shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither | wither, as with a loss of moisture |
| taper | diminish gradually |
| thin out | Become sparser |
| vanish, fly, vaporize | decrease rapidly and disappear |
| wane | Become smaller |
| wane | decrease in phase |
| weaken | Become weaker |
| Broader | change magnitude | change in size or magnitude |
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| Opposite | increase | Become bigger or greater in amount |
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| Spanish | consumirse, desmoronarse, disminuir, menguar, mermar, reducirse |
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| Catalan | atenuar, disminuir, esmorteir, minorar, mitigar, rebaixar, reduir, remetre |
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| Nouns | decrease | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
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| decrease | the amount by which something decreases |
| decrease | a change downward |
| decrease | a process of becoming smaller or shorter |
English > decrease: 6 senses > verb 2, change| Meaning | make smaller. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Example | "He decreased his staff" |
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| Synonyms | lessen, minify |
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| Narrower | abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce | Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements |
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| cut | Have a reducing effect |
| de-escalate, weaken, step down | Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of |
| diminish, belittle | lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of |
| limit, circumscribe, confine to | restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
| minimize, minimise | make small or insignificant |
| mitigate | make less severe or harsh |
| pare, pare down | decrease gradually or bit by bit |
| reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down | cut down on |
| reduce, boil down, concentrate | cook until very little liquid / liquid is left |
| shrink, reduce | Reduce in size |
| slack, slacken, slack up, relax | make less active or fast |
| slake, abate, slack | make less active / active / active or intense |
| suppress | Reduce the incidence or severity of or stop |
| turn down, lower, lour | make lower or quieter |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
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| Opposite | increase | make bigger or more |
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| Spanish | decrecer, disminuir, menguar, mermar, reducir |
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| Catalan | decréixer, disminuir, reduir |
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| Nouns | decrease | a change downward |
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