decrease

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Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables2

Moderate complexity

Analysis:

• Common vocabulary word
• Simple pronunciation

noun

1. An amount by which a quantity is decreased.

"One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years."

2. A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).

Synonyms

≠ Antonyms

gain increase increment raise rise

verb

1. Of a quantity, to become smaller.

2. To make (a quantity) smaller.

Synonyms

≠ Antonyms

go up grow increase rise shoot up soar increase increment raise up

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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