All decrease synonyms
deΒ·crease
D d verb decrease
- ebb β the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- wane β to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
- dwindle β to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
- reduce β to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- soften β to make soft or softer.
- curb β If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
- weaken β to make weak or weaker.
- decline β If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- ease β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- subside β to sink to a low or lower level.
- fall off β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- drop off β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- slash β to cut with a violent sweeping stroke or by striking violently and at random, as with a knife or sword.
- curtail β If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
- shrink β to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- depreciate β If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
- deteriorate β If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
- slump β to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
- sink β to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- abate β If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
- diminish β to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- cut down β If you cut down on something or cut down something, you use or do less of it.
- lower β to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- slacken β If something slackens or if you slacken it, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- lessen β to become less.
- settle β to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- degenerate β If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way, for example weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous.
- decay β When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
- devaluate β (transitive) To reduce in value.
- lighten β to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- modify β to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- quiet β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- crumble β If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.
- quell β to suppress; put an end to; extinguish: The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
- wither β to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- restrain β to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- contract β A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- fade β to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- shrivel β shrink, dry up
- check β Check is also a noun.
- droop β to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
noun decrease
- declining β deteriorating gradually, as in quality, health, or character
- depression β A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
- dwindling β to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away: His vast fortune has dwindled away.
- subsidence β to sink to a low or lower level.
- waning β to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
- decrescent β (esp of the moon) decreasing; waning
- striction β the act of constricting.