Synonyms for decrease
dɪˈkris; ˈdi kris, dɪˈkrisde·crease

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1. decreasenoun

   Of a quantity, to become smaller.

   Synonyms:
   abate, shrink, decrement, cut, lower, go down, reduce, plummet, sink, shrinkage, drop, reduction, fall, lowering, loss, plunge

   Antonyms:
   gain, grow, up, rise, soar, go up, raise, increment, increase, shoot up

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1. decrease

   The storm, the fever, the pain abates. Interest declines. Misfortunes may be mitigated, desires moderated, intense anger abated, population decreased, taxes reduced. We abate a nuisance, terminate a controversy, suppress a rebellion. See ALLEVIATE.

   Synonyms:
   abate, decline, diminish, ebb, lessen, lower, mitigate, moderate, reduce, subside

   Antonyms:
   aggravate, amplify, continue, develop, enhance, enlarge, extend, foment, increase, magnify, rage, raise, revive

   Preposition:
   Abate in fury; abated by law.

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1. decreaseverb

   Synonyms:
   diminish, lessen, subside, abate, lower, decline, retrench, curtail, reduce, wane

   Antonyms:
   increase, grow, amplify, expand, augment, extend, enlarge

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1. decrease, lessening, drop-offnoun

   a change downward

   "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"

   Synonyms:
   drop, falloff, lessening, falling off, slack, slump, reduction, decrement, cliff, drop-off, step-down, diminution

   Antonyms:
   increase, step-up, increment, growth

2. decrease, decrementnoun

   a process of becoming smaller or shorter

   Synonyms:
   decrement, drop-off, reduction, diminution, step-down, lessening

   Antonyms:
   step-up, growth, increase, increment

3. decrease, decrementnoun

   the amount by which something decreases

   Synonyms:
   decrement, drop-off, reduction, diminution, step-down, lessening

   Antonyms:
   step-up, increase, increment, growth

4. decrease, diminution, reduction, step-downverb

   the act of decreasing or reducing something

   Synonyms:
   reducing, lessening, simplification, reduction, decrement, drop-off, step-down, decline, diminution

   Antonyms:
   step-up, increase, growth, increment

5. decrease, diminish, lessen, fallverb

   decrease in size, extent, or range

   "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"

   Synonyms:
   shine, go down, accrue, diminish, strike, devolve, flow, precipitate, settle, lessen, come down, subside, pass, descend, come, fall, return, light, belittle, hang, minify, fall down

   Antonyms:
   step-up, increase, increment, growth

6. decrease, lessen, minifyverb

   make smaller

   "He decreased his staff"

   Synonyms:
   subside, minify, lessen, diminish, fall

   Antonyms:
   growth, increase, increment, step-up

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Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deleveraging

   because deleveraging means to reduce, bring down or pay off something.

   Submitted by anonymous on March 1, 2020  

2. downregulation

   reduces

   some genes downregulate inflammation

   Submitted by rinat on October 2, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decreaseverb

   Synonyms:
   diminish (gradually), lessen, grow less

2. decreaseverb

   Synonyms:
   diminish, lessen, make less

3. decreasenoun

   Synonyms:
   diminution, lessening, decrement, reduction

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1. decreasenoun

   Synonyms:
   decrement, diminution, reduction, decline, depreciation, abatement, subsidence

2. decreaseverb

   Synonyms:
   diminish, reduce, dwindle, subside, depreciate, abate, wane

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1. List of paraphrases for "decrease":

   decline, reduction, reduce, drop, diminution, decreased, reduced, fall, decreasing, diminish, reducing, lower, lowering, decreases, diminishing, lessening, cut, lessen, declining, diminished, underexpenditure, downturn, decrement, shrinking, loss, depletion

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DECREASE

   Synonyms:
   Dutch Echographic Cardiac Risk Evaluation Applying Stress Echo

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1. Mike Verden:

   This is absolutely tangible proof of fallout from defunding Cleveland Police, defunding Cleveland Police has these types of residual effects – you have a decrease in staffing. So, the less police you have, the less coverage you have. And the less coverage you have, the more crime you have. While some carjacking incidents result in vehicles being sold on the black market to be stripped down for their parts, there's been more of an increase in the Midwest of those vehicles taken in carjacking being then used to commit other crimes, such as smash-and-grab robberies, Verden said. He said other crimes, like home burglaries, are down because more people are home during the pandemic.

2. The Republican governor:

   There are a lot of moving parts here. This is the beginning, but to continue to move forward -- without falling back and having a huge spike in cases -- there are a lot of things everyone can do to decrease the impact and get people back to work.

3. Sharon Palmer:

   Even going meatless one day a week can make a difference, as you increase all of those whole plant foods -- beans, lentils, whole grains, nuts, seeds, vegetables, fruits -- and decrease more animal foods, in particular red and processed meat, high intakes of these foods have been linked with increased disease risk.

4. Jay Farner:

   As demand decreases, we also see supply decrease.

5. The Calvert County Health Department:

   As a result of chronic overcrowding in grocery and convenience stores, as well as some other retailers, the Health Department has acted on Governor Hogans directive to institute new policies to decrease virus transmission.