to decrease

Examples

• All

• The oxygen levels in the affected waters will decrease by 40 to 60 percent, killing all plant and animal life.

  Sahara (2005)

• As oxygen decreases, physical exertion becomes more taxing.

  Thirteen Lives (2022)

• You can use options to decrease your risk.

• So if rates decrease, what are we gonna see?

• So hopefully that will start to decrease in the next week or two.

• Your expenses and operations stay the same or decrease as your revenue increases.

• It can also help decrease acne in some women.

• Over the 10 years to 2005, the 6-month mortality rate has decreased from 26% to 14%.

  Academic text (2011)

• Insulin acts on the liver to decrease SHBG production from the liver.

  Rich Roll

• You can use strategies to decrease your costs while improving quality.

Synonyms

F

to fall

vsto decrease

∞ 1.0

Become less in number or amount

is the generic action of making amounts or sizes lower

R

to reduce

vsto decrease

∞ 1.6

To make something smaller in amount, size, or number

is the general action of making things smaller or fewer

L

to lower

vsto decrease

802 1.0

Make something go down in position, amount, or strength

is the general action of making size or amount smaller

G

to go down

vsto decrease

321 1.9

To become less in amount, size, or value

is the general process of making levels or amounts smaller

D

to diminish

vsto decrease

201 3.7

To become less in size, importance, or value

focuses on the general act of making sizes or amounts smaller

S

to shrink

vsto decrease

181 2.8

Become less in amount or value

is the general change toward smaller size or amount

M

to minimize

vsto decrease

117 3.7

Make something as small as possible to reduce its effect

is the general act of making something smaller without extreme finality

B

to bring down

vsto decrease

89 3.0

Make an amount or level lower

is the general action that makes amounts or rates smaller

D

to dwindle

vsto decrease

72 5.1

To become smaller or less in number over time

is the general change toward smaller size or lower amount

C

to cut down

vsto decrease

65 2.7

To make something smaller in amount or number

is the general act of making quantities or sizes smaller

S

to shorten

vsto decrease

45 2.3

Make something shorter, for example an article, skirt, or route

is broader, applying to any act that reduces size or amount

L

to lessen

vsto decrease

34 2.8

To make something smaller in amount or strength

is the broad verb for making size or amount smaller

T

to taper

vsto decrease

18 4.2

To become gradually less in size or amount

is the general process of making sizes or amounts smaller

W

to whittle down

vsto decrease

10 5.1

To make a list or group smaller by removing items over time

is the general idea of making amounts or sizes smaller

P

to pare down

vsto decrease

9 4.4

Make something smaller by removing parts you do not need

is the general change to smaller size or amount without purpose detail

A

to attenuate

vsto decrease

9 7.9

To make something weaker, like sound or light

is broader, covering any action that makes size or amount smaller

D

to downsize

vsto decrease

8 4.1

Make something smaller, like a product or living space

is the general action of making things smaller or fewer

S

to scale down

vsto decrease

8 4.0

To make something smaller in size or amount

is the general action of making things smaller without proportional focus

S

to step down

vsto decrease

3 4.3

Reduce something to a lower level, for example power or voltage

is the general action of making amounts or sizes smaller

W

to whittle away

vsto decrease

3 5.9

To make something smaller gradually by cutting or wearing it away

is the general process of making amounts or sizes smaller

D

to downscale

vsto decrease

1 4.3

Make something smaller or cheaper to save money

is the general act of making amounts or sizes smaller

D

to dwindle down

vsto decrease

1 5.1

To become slowly smaller or less until almost nothing remains

is the general idea of making amounts or sizes smaller

M

to minify

vsto decrease

1 8.4

To make something smaller so it uses less space or time

is the broad action of making amounts, sizes, or degrees smaller

Antonyms

I

to increase

∞ 1.0

To make something larger or more in number

E

to expand

805 2.5

To grow larger in size, amount, or importance

A

to augment

52 5.3

To make something bigger by adding more to it

How Much

to plummet

93 5.8

to drop

∞ 1.0

to decrease

325 2.0

to taper off

9 4.5

to dip

47 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology