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decreased

ADJECTIVE

depleted

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drained reduced vacant weakened

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bare collapsed depreciated emptied lessened sapped sold spent used wasted worn

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all in bleary destitute devoid of effete far-gone in want kaput out of pooped out short of sold out sucked out used-up washed out without resources worn-out

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energized full

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augmented enlarged increased unconsumed unused

ADJECTIVE

lower

Synonyms

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curtailed diminished junior lessened low minor reduced secondary subordinate

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bush-league lesser lower-rung nether pared down second-class second-fiddle second-string smaller subjacent under

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elevated important increased major superior

WEAK

higher

ADJECTIVE

melted

Synonyms

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blended tempered thawed

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abated deliquesced diminished disintegrated dwindled fused liquefied merged mollified molten vanished

WEAK

wasted away

ADJECTIVE

reduced

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diminished shortened

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abbreviated abridged compressed concentrated condensed contracted downsized economized lessened miniaturized shrunk subtracted

WEAK

cut down scaled-down

Antonyms

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elevated enlarged heightened increased raised spread stretched

ADJECTIVE

restricted

Synonyms

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barred blocked closed confined controlled defined deprived prescribed reduced restrained secured shortened tethered

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bound bounded bridled chained checked clogged cramped curbed deterred diminished encircled fastened fettered foiled frustrated governed hampered hitched impeded inhibited manacled moderated modified narrowed obstructed prevented repressed stayed stopped suppressed surrounded tempered

WEAK

held-back reined in small

Antonyms

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free unbounded

ADJECTIVE

short

Synonyms

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abbreviated brief crisp precise shortened terse

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bare compressed condensed curtailed diminished fleeting lessened little summarized summary

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aphoristic boiled down breviloquent compendiary compendious concise curtate cut short cut to the bone decurtate epigrammatic in a nutshell laconic momentary not protracted pithy sententious short and sweet short-term succinct undersized unprolonged unsustained

Antonyms

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enduring lasting lengthy

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long

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unabridged

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Morgan’s 2027 earnings estimates for Tesla decreased, with valuation deemed ‘lofty’ ahead of 2028 earnings growth.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Impaired immune function, developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, delayed physical development, poor muscle tone, structural issues with face, decreased lifespan, etc.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

"We are moving in the right direction because you can see a very clear trend of decreased loss rate," Dr Zhen Zhang told BBC News.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Manufacturers’ input costs rose at their steepest pace since May 2022, while services activity decreased fastest since February 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The doors, of course, but their value decreased as the speed of the car increased.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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