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VERB

decrease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

check contract crumble decay degenerate devaluate droop evaporate fade lighten modify quell quiet restrain settle shrivel waste wither

WEAK

calm down die down dry up let up lose edge peter out run low slack off slow down tail off wear away wear down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend compliment develop enlarge expand extend go up grow improve increase irritate laud lengthen praise prolong raise rise strengthen

STRONG

build liberate upset

WEAK

add

VERB

discriminate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assess discern distinguish between evaluate segregate specify

STRONG

collate compare contradistinguish contrast extricate judge know note perceive remark separate sever severalize sift

WEAK

difference discrepate know what's what make out split hairs tell apart tell the difference

Antonyms

STRONG

combine join misinterpret misunderstand neglect unite

WEAK

confuse mix up

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The specific card he chose matters less than the process we used to narrow down the field.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

"That helped us narrow down what we want to do for our new music, and that's how Spaghetti came along."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Groups also helped her narrow down where to stay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

The researchers say additional studies, including further archaeological work, could help narrow down the timing and scale of both environmental shifts and social changes across the South Pacific.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

Judd’s eyes narrow down even more till it almost looks like he’s asleep.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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