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nouna process of becoming smaller or shorter
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nounthe act of decreasing or reducing something
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"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"verbdecrease in size, extent, or rangeOpposite:type of:
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"there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"nouna change downwardOpposite:type of:
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"He decreased his staff"verbmake smallerOpposite:
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nounthe amount by which something decreases
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Definition that contains decrease
- fall decrease in size, extent, or range
- fly decrease rapidly and disappear
- shrink decrease in size, range, or extent
- vanish decrease rapidly and disappear
- decrease decrease in size, extent, or range
- diminish decrease in size, extent, or range
- lessen decrease in size, extent, or range
- shrivel decrease in size, range, or extent
- vaporize decrease rapidly and disappear
- wane decrease in phase