decrease

Meanings

• a change downward;
• "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"
• a process of becoming smaller or shorter
• the amount by which something decreases
• the act of decreasing or reducing something
• decrease in size, extent, or range;
• "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"
• make smaller;
• "He decreased his staff"
• DECREASE v -CREASED, -CREASING, -CREASES to diminish

Synonyms

• lessening
• drop-off
• decrement
• diminution
• reduction
• step-down
• diminish
• lessen
• fall
• minify

Scrabble Score: 11

decrease is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

decrease is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

decrease is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

decrease is a valid Words With Friends word

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