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past tense form of decrease.
past participle of decrease.

decreased

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depleted adj.
lower adj.
melted adj.
reduced adj.
restricted adj.
short adj.

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

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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

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higher

ADJECTIVE

melted

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blended tempered thawed

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abated deliquesced diminished disintegrated dwindled fused liquefied merged mollified molten vanished

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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

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cut down scaled-down

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elevated enlarged heightened increased raised spread stretched

ADJECTIVE

restricted

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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

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held-back reined in small

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free unbounded

ADJECTIVE

short

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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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decreased

However, it said, over 25 years, average earnings in real terms in the public sector decreased by 3% while they increased by 1.2% in the private sector.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Although the number of patients coming to the clinics has decreased over time, Mangia said, there is still concern about other issues tied to the warehouse site, such as the pests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Second-quarter sales in Europe decreased 2.7% on a comparable basis, a better performance than expected, while U.K. sales gained 0.8%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The more you spend on buying the condo, the less growth you’ll get out of your portfolio because of your decreased principal.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

The slope of the bars of honey-colored sunlight decreased; they slid up the bushes, passed over the green candle-like buds, moved up toward tile canopy, and darkness thickened under the trees.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

decreased

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