Antonyms for decrease
dɪˈkris; ˈdi kris, dɪˈkrisde·crease

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1. decreasenoun

   Of a quantity, to become smaller.

   Synonyms:
   abate, shrink, decrement, cut, lower, go down, reduce, plummet, sink, shrinkage, drop, reduction, fall, lowering, loss, plunge

   Antonyms:
   gain, grow, up, rise, soar, go up, raise, increment, increase, shoot up

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1. decrease

   The storm, the fever, the pain abates. Interest declines. Misfortunes may be mitigated, desires moderated, intense anger abated, population decreased, taxes reduced. We abate a nuisance, terminate a controversy, suppress a rebellion. See ALLEVIATE.

   Antonyms:
   aggravate, amplify, continue, develop, enhance, enlarge, extend, foment, increase, magnify, rage, raise, revive

   Synonyms:
   abate, decline, diminish, ebb, lessen, lower, mitigate, moderate, reduce, subside

   Preposition:
   Abate in fury; abated by law.

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1. decreaseverb

   Antonyms:
   increase, grow, amplify, expand, augment, extend, enlarge

   Synonyms:
   diminish, lessen, subside, abate, lower, decline, retrench, curtail, reduce, wane

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1. • Process

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. decrease, lessening, drop-offnoun

   a change downward

   "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"

   Antonyms:
   increase, step-up, increment, growth

   Synonyms:
   drop, falloff, lessening, falling off, slack, slump, reduction, decrement, cliff, drop-off, step-down, diminution

2. decrease, decrementnoun

   a process of becoming smaller or shorter

   Antonyms:
   step-up, growth, increase, increment

   Synonyms:
   decrement, drop-off, reduction, diminution, step-down, lessening

3. decrease, decrementnoun

   the amount by which something decreases

   Antonyms:
   step-up, increase, increment, growth

   Synonyms:
   decrement, drop-off, reduction, diminution, step-down, lessening

4. decrease, diminution, reduction, step-downverb

   the act of decreasing or reducing something

   Antonyms:
   step-up, increase, growth, increment

   Synonyms:
   reducing, lessening, simplification, reduction, decrement, drop-off, step-down, decline, diminution

5. decrease, diminish, lessen, fallverb

   decrease in size, extent, or range

   "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

   Antonyms:
   step-up, increase, increment, growth

   Synonyms:
   shine, go down, accrue, diminish, strike, devolve, flow, precipitate, settle, lessen, come down, subside, pass, descend, come, fall, return, light, belittle, hang, minify, fall down

6. decrease, lessen, minifyverb

   make smaller

   "He decreased his staff"

   Antonyms:
   growth, increase, increment, step-up

   Synonyms:
   subside, minify, lessen, diminish, fall

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1. decreasenoun

   Synonyms:
   decrement, diminution, reduction, decline, depreciation, abatement, subsidence

2. decreaseverb

   Synonyms:
   diminish, reduce, dwindle, subside, depreciate, abate, wane

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DECREASE

   Synonyms:
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Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dilation

   to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc.

   during the ten-day march across the desert their supply of water decreased rapidly.

   Submitted by JP03 on July 7, 2015  

2. evolve

   make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.

   the population of the area has decreased radically.

   Submitted by acronimous on October 18, 2015  

3. reinforcements

   Submitted by anonymous on February 16, 2020  

How to use decrease in a sentence?

1. Jerome Adams:

   The biggest reason that my own daughter wanted to get vaccinated is because it's going to decrease the chance that she's going to have to quarantine and miss school and miss sports, there's a real social benefit to kids being vaccinated.

2. Bruce Klingner:

   Along the DMZ, North Korea's military forces are still in place, there's been no decrease in the North Korean military threat whatsoever.

3. Melina Jampolis:

   Turmeric is used especially for brain-related conditions and to decrease the risk of Alzheimer's disease. It can be also be used for arthritis.

4. Nancy Pelosi:

   Nothing is more wholesome for America, for our system of government and politics than the increased participation of women in our leadership and their participation in our government, i honestly believe if we decrease the role of money in politics and increase the level of civility in politics, we'll even have many more women who will go forward, enter the arena, win the fight( and) make a difference.

5. Rochelle Walensky:

   We need to all take responsibility to decrease that community spread, including mask wearing so that we can get our kids and our society back.

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