- Types Of Speech
- You can use decrease as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Decrease
- A 2 syllables noun and 8 letters with the letters a, c, d, e, r, and s, 4 consonants, 4 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters re. Decrease starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters d, de, dec, decr, decre, and the ending characters are e, se, ase, ease, rease, ..
- Definition
- The act of decreasing or reducing something
- Origin/Roots
- Old French
- School Grade
- Decrease is set as a grade six word that starts with d, ends with e, 2 syllables, 4 vowels and 8 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Decrease in Pig Latin is said as "ecreaseday or ecreasedway".
- Unigram
- d | e | c | r | e | a | s | e
- Bigram
- de | ec | cr | re | ea | as | se
- Trigram
- dec | ecr | cre | rea | eas | ase
- Quadrigram
- decr | ecre | crea | reas | ease
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of decreasing or reducing something
- the amount by which something decreases
- a change downward;
"there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided";
"there was a sharp drop-off in sales" - a process of becoming smaller or shorter
- Verb Examples
- decrease in size, extent, or range;
"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester";
"The cabin pressure fell dramatically";
"her weight fall to under a hundred pounds";
"his voice fell to a whisper" - make smaller;
"He decreased his staff"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abate | become less in amount or intensity "The storm abated" "The rain let up after a few hours" |
| Abatement | the act of abating "laws enforcing noise abatement" |
| Abbreviate | shorten "Abbreviate `New York'' and write `NY''" |
| Abbreviation | shortening something by omitting parts of it |
| Ablate | remove an organ or bodily structure |
| Ablation | surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
| Abrade | strike against an object "She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken" |
| Abridge | reduce in scope while retaining essential elements "The manuscript must be shortened" |
| Abridgement | a shortened version of a written work |
| Abridgment | a shortened version of a written work |
View all cognitive synonyms for Decrease
| Antonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Increase | the act of increasing something "he gave me an increase in salary" |
| Step Up |
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Decrease | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
View English words with the unique letters used in decrease. Words With The Letters Acders
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bring Down | |
| Cut | an unexcused absence from class "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class" |
| Cut Back | |
| Cut Down | |
| De Escalate | |
| Decrease | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
| Diminish | decrease in size, extent, or range "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester" "The cabin pressure fell dramatically" "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds" "his voice fell to a whisper" |
| Fall | the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions) "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" |
| Lessen | decrease in size, extent, or range "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester" "The cabin pressure fell dramatically" "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds" "his voice fell to a whisper" |
| Reduce | take off weight |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Change Of Magnitude |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alleviation | the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" |
| Amortisation | payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers |
| Amortization | payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers |
| Contraction | the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope |
| Cut | an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class" |
| Cutback | a reduction in quantity or rate |
| De Escalation | |
| 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 |
| Depletion | the act of decreasing something markedly |
View All Hyponyms For Decrease
Decrease Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With D
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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