English

Detailed Synonyms for decrease in English

decrease:

to decrease verb (decreases, decreased, decreasing)

  1. to decrease
    to decrease; to decline; to shrink; to remove; to dwindle; wain; to take away; to go thieving; be shortcoming
    • decrease verb (decreases, decreased, decreasing)
    • decline verb (declines, declined, declining)
    • shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
    • remove verb (removes, removed, removing)
    • dwindle verb (dwindles, dwindled, dwindling)
    • wain verb
    • take away verb (takes away, took away, taking away)
    • go thieving verb (goes thieving, went thieving, going thieving)
  2. to decrease
    to decrease; to diminish; to reduce; to curtail; to lessen; to scale down; to dwindle; shrink away; to mark down
    • decrease verb (decreases, decreased, decreasing)
    • diminish verb (diminishs, diminished, diminishing)
    • reduce verb (reduces, reduced, reducing)
    • curtail verb (curtails, curtailed, curtailing)
    • lessen verb (lessens, lessened, lessening)
    • scale down verb (scales down, scaled down, scaling down)
    • dwindle verb (dwindles, dwindled, dwindling)
    • mark down verb (marks down, marked down, marking down)
  3. to decrease
    to decrease; to shrink; to go down; to sink
    • decrease verb (decreases, decreased, decreasing)
    • shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
    • go down verb (goes down, went down, going down)
    • sink verb (sinks, sank, sinking)
  4. to decrease
    to diminish; to shrink; to decrease; to reduce
    • diminish verb (diminishs, diminished, diminishing)
    • shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
    • decrease verb (decreases, decreased, decreasing)
    • reduce verb (reduces, reduced, reducing)
  5. to decrease
    to shrink; to diminish; to decrease; to reduce; to shrivel up; to shrink back; to dwindle; to lessen; to shrivel; to go down; shrink away; to drop
    • shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
    • diminish verb (diminishs, diminished, diminishing)
    • decrease verb (decreases, decreased, decreasing)
    • reduce verb (reduces, reduced, reducing)
    • shrivel up verb (shrivels up, shrivelled up, shrivelling up)
    • shrink back verb (shrinks back, shrank back, shrinking back)
    • dwindle verb (dwindles, dwindled, dwindling)
    • lessen verb (lessens, lessened, lessening)
    • shrivel verb (shrivels, shrivelled, shrivelling)
    • go down verb (goes down, went down, going down)
    • drop verb (drops, dropped, dropping)
  6. to decrease
    – decrease in size, extent, or range 1
    to decrease; to diminish; to fall; to lessen
    – decrease in size, extent, or range 1
    • decrease verb (decreases, decreased, decreasing)
      • The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester1
    • diminish verb (diminishs, diminished, diminishing)
    • fall verb (falls, fell, falling)
      • The cabin pressure fell dramatically1
      • her weight fell to under a hundred pounds1
      • his voice fell to a whisper1
    • lessen verb (lessens, lessened, lessening)
  7. to decrease
    – make smaller 1
    to decrease; to lessen; minify
    – make smaller 1
    • decrease verb (decreases, decreased, decreasing)
      • He decreased his staff1
    • lessen verb (lessens, lessened, lessening)
    • minify verb

Conjugations for decrease:

present
  1. decrease
  2. decrease
  3. decreases
  4. decrease
  5. decrease
  6. decrease
simple past
  1. decreased
  2. decreased
  3. decreased
  4. decreased
  5. decreased
  6. decreased
present perfect
  1. have decreased
  2. have decreased
  3. has decreased
  4. have decreased
  5. have decreased
  6. have decreased
past continuous
  1. was decreasing
  2. were decreasing
  3. was decreasing
  4. were decreasing
  5. were decreasing
  6. were decreasing
future
  1. shall decrease
  2. will decrease
  3. will decrease
  4. shall decrease
  5. will decrease
  6. will decrease
continuous present
  1. am decreasing
  2. are decreasing
  3. is decreasing
  4. are decreasing
  5. are decreasing
  6. are decreasing
subjunctive
  1. be decreased
  2. be decreased
  3. be decreased
  4. be decreased
  5. be decreased
  6. be decreased
diverse
  1. decrease!
  2. let's decrease!
  3. decreased
  4. decreasing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

decrease [the ~] noun

  1. the decrease
    the decrease; the decline; the fall; the downfall; the crash
  2. the decrease
    the decrease; the deduct; the fall
  3. the decrease
    the decrease; the toning down; the weakening
  4. the decrease
    the cut down expenses; the reduction; the saving; the retrenchment; the diminution; the finance management; the decrease; the curtailment; the economy; the shortening; the slackening; the foreshortening; the recess; the dwindling; the salary cut; the market; the cut
  5. the decrease
    the reduction; the decrease
  6. the decrease
    the shrinking; the decrease; the shrinking back
  7. the decrease
    the reductions; the decrease; the falling off
  8. the decrease
    – the act of decreasing or reducing something 1
    the decrease; the reduction; the diminution; the step-down
    – the act of decreasing or reducing something 1
  9. the decrease
    – the amount by which something decreases 1
    the decrease; the decrement
    – the amount by which something decreases 1
  10. the decrease
    – a change downward 1
    the decrease; the lessening; the drop-off
    – a change downward 1
    • decrease [the ~] noun
      • there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided1
    • lessening [the ~] noun
    • drop-off [the ~] noun
      • there was a sharp drop-off in sales1
  11. the decrease
    – a process of becoming smaller or shorter 1
    the decrease; the decrement
    – a process of becoming smaller or shorter 1
  12. the decrease
    – A transaction where items go out of inventory. 2
    the decrease; the inventory decrease
    – A transaction where items go out of inventory. 2

decrease

  1. decrease

Alternate Synonyms for "decrease":


Antonyms for "decrease":


Related Definitions for "decrease":

  1. the act of decreasing or reducing something1
  2. the amount by which something decreases1
  3. a change downward1
    • there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided1
  4. a process of becoming smaller or shorter1
  5. decrease in size, extent, or range1
    • The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester1
  6. make smaller1
    • He decreased his staff1
  7. A transaction where items go out of inventory.2

Related Synonyms for decrease