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decreased

ADJECTIVE

depleted

Synonyms

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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

Antonyms

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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

Synonyms

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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

STRONG

long

WEAK

unabridged

Example Sentences

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“I was able to secure my client a $588 airline credit simply because I knew the fare had significantly decreased after purchase, due to a Google Flight alert,” she said.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

The financial dependency on the US has therefore decreased considerably.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Meanwhile, Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has dropped from seventh to ninth in the UK overall, with his fortune having decreased by £1.85bn to £15.194bn.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Versant said the revenue it receives from pay-TV distributors fell by 7.3% to $1.01 billion, because of subscriber declines, and advertising revenue decreased by 5.2%, to $368 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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

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