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past tense form of decrease.
past participle of decrease.

decreased

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depleted adj.
lower adj.
melted adj.
reduced adj.
restricted adj.
short adj.

ADJECTIVE

depleted

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drained reduced vacant weakened

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bare collapsed depreciated emptied lessened sapped sold spent used wasted worn

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all in bleary destitute devoid of effete far-gone in want kaput out of pooped out short of sold out sucked out used-up washed out without resources worn-out

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energized full

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augmented enlarged increased unconsumed unused

ADJECTIVE

lower

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curtailed diminished junior lessened low minor reduced secondary subordinate

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bush-league lesser lower-rung nether pared down second-class second-fiddle second-string smaller subjacent under

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elevated important increased major superior

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higher

ADJECTIVE

melted

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blended tempered thawed

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abated deliquesced diminished disintegrated dwindled fused liquefied merged mollified molten vanished

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wasted away

ADJECTIVE

reduced

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diminished shortened

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abbreviated abridged compressed concentrated condensed contracted downsized economized lessened miniaturized shrunk subtracted

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cut down scaled-down

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elevated enlarged heightened increased raised spread stretched

ADJECTIVE

restricted

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barred blocked closed confined controlled defined deprived prescribed reduced restrained secured shortened tethered

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bound bounded bridled chained checked clogged cramped curbed deterred diminished encircled fastened fettered foiled frustrated governed hampered hitched impeded inhibited manacled moderated modified narrowed obstructed prevented repressed stayed stopped suppressed surrounded tempered

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held-back reined in small

Antonyms

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free unbounded

ADJECTIVE

short

Synonyms

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abbreviated brief crisp precise shortened terse

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bare compressed condensed curtailed diminished fleeting lessened little summarized summary

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aphoristic boiled down breviloquent compendiary compendious concise curtate cut short cut to the bone decurtate epigrammatic in a nutshell laconic momentary not protracted pithy sententious short and sweet short-term succinct undersized unprolonged unsustained

Antonyms

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enduring lasting lengthy

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long

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unabridged

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decreased

Wholesale revenue decreased 6% to $725 million, while North American and international revenue each decreased 7%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The corresponding association with body fat percentage decreased by 44%.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

If compute prices sank because of decreased demand or increased supply, the trades would pay out, hedging an option buyer against losses in other parts of its business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

In the same period, errors by MI6 decreased from 10 to three.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Algernon refuses to run the maze any more; general motivation has decreased.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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