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decrease
noun as in diminishing, lessening
Strong matches
abatement, compression, condensation, constriction, declining, depression, diminution, dwindling, ebb, markdown, subsidence, waning
Weak matches
verb as in grow less or make less
Strongest matches
abate, curb, curtail, cut down, decline, depreciate, deteriorate, diminish, drop, drop off, dwindle, ease, ebb, fall off, lessen, lower, reduce, shrink, sink, slacken, slash, slump, soften, subside, wane, weaken
Example Sentences
In deeper layers, high pressure keeps gases dissolved in the molten rock, but once that pressure decreases, these gases escape and create bubbles.
Mice receiving arginine also performed better in behavioral assessments and showed decreased expression of pro-inflammatory cytokine genes linked to neuroinflammation, a key contributor to AD progression.
"Of course, if customers decrease, that's disappointing for the shop. But Japanese customers still come regularly, so we're not extremely concerned."
However, Vitamin D is slightly different as "there's theoretical evidence of a small decrease in respiratory infections".
Six years ago, some frustrated tax experts stressed that Americans should focus on the decrease in their total taxes, not the decrease in their refund.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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