decreasing
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- adjective
- /dɪˈkrisɪŋ/
- And then you have the, the tailwinds of decreasing energy costs.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then you have the, the tailwinds of decreasing energy costs.
- And then you have the, the tailwinds of decreasing energy costs.
- And there's going to be this kind of decreasing Compton cross section.
- But in order that's the law of the of decreasing returns.
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And we see the numbers of people going into science careers decreasing and decreasing and decreasing.
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OK, so that's kind of slowly decreasing total energy demand.
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Yeah, you would be increasing the total amount of pleasure, decreasing the total amount of pain.
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Your entire monthly payment will go to decreasing that balance rather than paying interest.
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I think it's just low consumer confidence, which was decreasing spending.
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How has sperm count been decreasing over the years?
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And it's because we get more information and we're decreasing stigma.
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They should be very interested in decreasing your degree of metabolic syndrome.
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The teacher noticed the decreasing interest in the subject among her students.
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Recent studies show a decreasing trend in the population of certain animal species.
Synonyms
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1.9
To become less in amount, size, or value
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3.7
To become less over time, for example in value or health
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2.8
Become less in amount or value
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3.7
To become less in size, importance, or value
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2.8
To make something smaller in amount or strength
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5.1
To become smaller or less in number over time
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1.8
Becoming lower in amount or value
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2.6
Become less in number, amount, or quality
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4.6
Becoming less in size, number, amount or importance
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4.3
To become less in amount or quality
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3.5
To become less in number or amount
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4.2
To become gradually less in size or amount
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4.7
Becoming smaller or fewer over time
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4.5
To become smaller or weaker over time until it stops
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3.3
To become less over time
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5.1
To become slowly smaller or less until almost nothing remains
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4.6
Slowly get smaller in number or amount until nothing remains
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5.5
Becoming smaller or less over time until almost gone
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Etymology
Decreasing comes from the Latin parts de- 'down' and cresc 'grow', the same root as increase. So a 'decreasing' amount is like 'growing down' and means becoming less in quantity, size, or strength.