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de·crease (d -kr s )intr. & tr.v. de·creased, de·creas·ing, de·creas·es To grow or cause to grow gradually less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.
[Middle English decresen, from Old French decreistre, decreiss-, from Latin dcrscere : d-, de- + crscere, to grow; see ker-2 in Indo-European roots.]
de·creasing·ly adv. Synonyms: decrease, lessen, reduce, dwindle, abate, diminish, subside
These verbs mean to become or cause to become smaller or less. Decrease and lessen refer to steady or gradual diminution: Lack of success decreases confidence. His appetite lessens as his illness progresses.
Reduce emphasizes bringing down in size, degree, or intensity: The workers reduced their wage demands.
Dwindle suggests decreasing bit by bit to a vanishing point: Their savings dwindled away.
Abate stresses a decrease in amount or intensity and suggests a reduction of excess: Toward evening the fire began to abate.
Diminish implies taking away or removal: The warden's authority diminished after the revolt.
Subside implies a falling away to a more normal level: The wild enthusiasm aroused by the team's victory did not subside for days. |
decrease Verb [-creasing, -creased] to make or become less in size, strength, or quantity Noun 1. a lessening; reduction 2. the amount by which something has been diminished [Latin decrescere to grow less] decreasing adj
decreasingly adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  decrease - a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" shrinkage, shrinking - process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage" casualty - a decrease of military personnel or equipment sinking - a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength); "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs" attrition - a wearing down to weaken or destroy; "a war of attrition" dwindling, dwindling away - a becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family" waning - a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent; "the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious"; "the waxing and waning of the moon" increase - a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month" | | 2. | decrease - a process of becoming smaller or shorterphysical process, process - a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls" decay, decline - a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current slippage - a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping increment, growth, increase - a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population" | | 3. | decrease - the amount by which something decreasesamount - the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people" free fall, drop, dip, fall - a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall" shrinkage - the amount by which something shrinks increment, increase - the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" | | 4. |  decrease - the act of decreasing or reducing somethingcut - the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget" mitigation, moderation - the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions" lowering - the act of causing to become less cutback - a reduction in quantity or rate devaluation - the reduction of something's value or worth alleviation, easement, easing, relief - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" de-escalation - (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war) depletion - the act of decreasing something markedly shortening - act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening" subtraction, deduction - the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks" deflation - the act of letting the air out of something rollback - reducing prices back to some earlier level weakening - the act of reducing the strength of something depreciation - a decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen" contraction - the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope declassification - reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon tax shelter, shelter - a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings tax credit - a direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket) step-up, increase - the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" | | Verb | 1. | decrease - 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"break - diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke last night" shrivel, shrink - decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" taper - diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off" drop off - fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test" vaporize, vanish, fly - decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" break - fall sharply; "stock prices broke" weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" shrink, contract - become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank" deflate - become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated" remit - diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted" de-escalate - diminish in size, scope, or intensity; "The war of words between them de-escalated with time" shorten - become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten" thin out - become sparser; "Towards the end of town, the houses thinned out" wane - decrease in phase; "the moon is waning" wane - become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned" decrescendo - grow quieter; "The music decrescendoes here" increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" | | 2. | decrease - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" suppress - reduce the incidence or severity of or stop; "suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage" mitigate - make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances" boil down, concentrate, reduce - cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" shrink, reduce - reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?" cut - have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings" slack up, slacken, slack, relax - make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now" diminish, belittle - lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues" increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" |
decrease verb 1. drop, decline, lessen, contract, lower, ease, shrink, diminish, fall off, dwindle, wane, subside, abate, peter out, slacken verb 2. reduce, cut, lower, contract, depress, moderate, weaken, diminish, turn down, slow down, cut down, shorten, dilute, impair, lessen, curtail, wind down, abate, tone down, truncate, abridge, downsize << OPPOSITE increase noun 3. lessening, decline, reduction, loss, falling off, downturn, dwindling, contraction, ebb, cutback, subsidence, curtailment, shrinkage, diminution, abatement << OPPOSITE growth  Translationsdecrease n [ˈdiːkriːs]vi → reducirse;
decreasev decrease [diˈkriːs]to make or become less Their numbers had decreased over the previous year.verminder, afneem, daalيُقَلِّل، يُنْقِصнамалявамsnížit (se), zmenšit (se)aftage; mindskesabnehmenμειώνω, μειώνομαιdisminuir, reducirvähendama, langemaتقلیل یافتن؛ کم شدنvähentää, vähetädiminuerלְהַפחִיתघटना या घटानाsmanjiticsökkenmengurangiminnkadiminuire減る감소하다sumaþinti, sumaþëtisamazināt; []mazinātiesmenurunafnemengå ned, avta, minskeszmniejszyć (się)diminuira scădeaуменьшать(ся)zmenšiť (sa), poklesnúťzmanjšatismanjiti[]minska, avtaทำให้ลดลงazal(t)mak, düş(ür)mek減少зменшувати(ся)گھٹانا یا کم ہوناgiảm减少 [ˈdiːkriːs] n a growing less a decrease of fifty per cent; a gradual decrease in unemployment.vermindering, afname, dalingتَناقُص، هُبوط، إنْخِفاضнамалениеpoklesnedgangdie Abnahmeμείωσηdisminuciónvähenemine, langusکاهش؛ تقلیلväheneminendiminutionיְרִידָהकमीopadati, jenjaticsökkenéspenurunanminnkun, lækkundiminuzione減少감소sumaþëjimassamazināšanās; lejupslīdepenguranganafnamenedgang, reduksjonspadekdiminuiçãoscădereуменьшениеpokleszmanjšanjesmanjenje[]minskning, avtagande, nedgångการลดลงazalma, düşme減少зменшенняتقلیلsự giảm sút减少
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