decrease

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I - noun

1. a change downward (Freq. 5)
- there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided
- there was a sharp drop-off in sales
• Syn:
lessening, drop-off
• Ant:
increase
• Derivationally related forms:
drop off (for: drop-off)
• Hypernyms:
change, alteration, modification
• Hyponyms:
shrinking, shrinkage, casualty, sinking, attrition,
dwindling, dwindling away, waning
2. a process of becoming smaller or shorter
• Syn:
decrement
• Ant:
increment (for: decrement), increase
• Hypernyms:
process, physical process
• Hyponyms:
decay, decline, diminution, desensitization, desensitisation,
narrowing, slippage, wastage
3. the amount by which something decreases
• Syn:
decrement
• Ant:
increase
• Hypernyms:
amount
• Hyponyms:
drop, dip, fall, free fall, shrinkage
4. the act of decreasing or reducing something
• Syn:
diminution, reduction, step-down
• Ant:
increase
• Derivationally related forms:
step down (for: step-down), reduce (for: reduction)
• Hypernyms:
change of magnitude
• Hyponyms:
cut, moderation, mitigation, lowering, cutback,
devaluation, devitalization, devitalisation, extenuation, palliation, easing,
easement, alleviation, relief, de-escalation, minimization, minimisation,
depletion, shortening, shrinking, subtraction, deduction, deflation,
discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction,
reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortization, amortisation, declassification,
tax shelter, shelter, tax credit

II - verb

1. decrease in size, extent, or range (Freq. 13)
- 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
• Syn:
diminish, lessen, fall
• Ant:
increase
• Derivationally related forms:
fall (for: fall), diminution (for: diminish)
• Hypernyms:
change magnitude
• Hyponyms:
break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off,
vanish, fly, vaporize, ease up, ease off, slacken off,
flag, weaken, boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate,
contract, shrivel up, wither, abate, let up, slack off,
slack, die away, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down,
remit, de-escalate, depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue,
shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, decelerate,
slow, slow down, slow up, retard, decrescendo
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. make smaller (Freq. 3)
- He decreased his staff
• Syn:
lessen, minify
• Ant:
increase
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
suppress, mitigate, pare, pare down, limit,
circumscribe, confine, reduce, boil down, concentrate, shrink,
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract,
slake, abate, slack, turn down, lower, lour,
de-escalate, weaken, step down, minimize, minimise, cut down,
cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, bring down, slacken,
slack up, relax, diminish, belittle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  diminution, reduction, step-down, decrement, lessening, drop-off, lessen, minify, diminish, fall
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  increase, step-up, increment, growth