decreased
35
1.5
- adjective
- /dɪˈkrist/
- After making several changes to the diet, she noticed a decreased appetite.
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubeThe next thing you're going to benefit from is a decreased risk of falling.
- The next thing you're going to benefit from is a decreased risk of falling.
- People who ate more red meat had a decreased cancer occurrence.
- Another is decreased bone strength, and this is very, very important.
- People who have a meaningful work and are gainfully employed are at decreased risk of becoming addicted.
- So we know that this same process of increased stress or decreased stress effects how our brains age.
Examples
-
The next thing you're going to benefit from is a decreased risk of falling.
-
In your view, has trust increased, decreased or stayed the same since you came to office?
-
The road quality is slightly decreased since you started.
-
Including to replace lost revenue delayed or decreased as a result of the pandemic.
-
So we know that this same process of increased stress or decreased stress effects how our brains age.
-
So we know that this same process of increased stress or decreased stress effects how our brains age.
-
People who ate more red meat had a decreased cancer occurrence.
-
The medication has resulted in a decreased level of anxiety for many patients.
-
The company reported a decreased turnover rate, indicating improved employee satisfaction.
Synonyms
125
1.6
Made smaller in size, amount, or price
53
4.4
Smaller in size, strength or importance
39
1.8
Becoming lower in amount or value
32
1.3
Moved down to a position below the usual level, for example a head or a car
23
4.6
Becoming less in size, number, amount or importance
12
2.3
Becoming less in number, size, or strength
9
3.9
Smaller or weaker than before
2
2.1
Smaller in amount, degree, or strength
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Decreased comes from the parts de- meaning 'down' and crescere meaning 'to grow', the same root you see in increase. So, to be decreased is to have 'grown down' — that is, to become less in size, amount, or degree.