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decrease
noun as in diminishing, lessening
Strong matches
abatement, compression, condensation, constriction, declining, depression, diminution, dwindling, ebb, markdown, subsidence, waning
Weak matches
verb as in grow less or make less
Strongest matches
abate, curb, curtail, cut down, decline, depreciate, deteriorate, diminish, drop, drop off, dwindle, ease, ebb, fall off, lessen, lower, reduce, shrink, sink, slacken, slash, slump, soften, subside, wane, weaken
Example Sentences
“I learned a long time ago, if there’s not a divot, the diameter decreases,” he said.
The BBC has not been able to independently verify Pornhub's claim - however, data from Google shows searches for the site have decreased by almost half since the law came into effect.
“If I was a soybean farmer in the Midwest, I’d be working to decrease my reliance on exports to China,” Tedford said.
“If I was a soybean farmer in the Midwest, I’d be working to decrease my reliance on exports to China,” Tedford said.
For students taking both honors and non-honors courses, their reaction depended on which set of peers would find out; visibility increased sign-ups in honors classes but decreased it in other classes.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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