What is another word for decreasing?
236 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ d_ˈiː_k_ɹ_iː_s_ɪ_ŋ], [ dˈiːkɹiːsɪŋ], [ dˈiːkɹiːsɪŋ]Table of Contents
Similar words for decreasing:- all (adjective)
- falling (adjective)
- allargando (noun)
- calando (noun)
- contraction (noun)
- decreasing (noun)
- reducing (noun)
- curtailing (verb)
- decreasing (verb)
- depressing (verb)
- diminishing (verb)
- losing (verb)
- subtracting (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Definition for Decreasing:
Synonyms for Decreasing:
adj.
•all (adjective) •falling (adjective)- more settling,
- more weakening,
- more sliding,
- most ebbing,
- more abating,
- more ebbing,
- most settling,
- most diminishing,
- more diminishing,
- more declining,
- most subsiding,
- most slipping,
- slipping,
- more slipping,
- most toppling,
- more collapsing,
- sub-siding,
- most weakening,
- more subsiding,
- more decreasing,
- de-scending,
- most collapsing,
- most abating,
- sub siding,
- more toppling,
- most decreasing,
- most sliding,
- de scending,
- most declining.
n.
•allargando (noun) •calando (noun) •contraction (noun)- deflation,
- deflations,
- decreasings,
- elision,
- drawing together,
- shrinking,
- lessening,
- elisions,
- tensing.
v.
•curtailing (verb) •decreasing (verb)- eroding,
- contracting,
- draining,
- diminishing,
- lowering,
- decrementing,
- Concentrating,
- receding,
- Compacting,
- dying down,
- deflating,
- Abridging,
- Truncating,
- compressing,
- Depleting,
- shortening,
- Abbreviating,
- Deducting,
- dwindling,
- Curtailing,
- abating,
- subsiding.
- trimming,
- Bobbing,
- Culling,
- lightening,
- pruning,
- clipping,
- condensing,
- Weeding,
- nipping,
- shaving,
- Cropping,
- downgrading,
- shearing,
- paring.
Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words:- go down,
- retrogressive,
- subdue,
- relaxation,
- deaden,
- reduce,
- Modifying,
- belittling,
- debase,
- diminution,
- Diminishingly,
- quell,
- modify,
- depreciate,
- plummeting,
- withering,
- Abasing,
- returning,
- curtail,
- fall off,
- deflate,
- whittle down,
- abridgement,
- slacking,
- Decaying,
- issuing,
- distract,
- discount,
- divert,
- moderate,
- slackening,
- extenuate,
- amuse,
- attenuation,
- cut down,
- decreased,
- Languishing,
- rit,
- come down,
- reductive,
- abbreviate,
- reduction,
- slowing,
- weaken,
- alter,
- Bating,
- remission,
- impair,
- detract,
- moderating,
- deliquescent,
- lower,
- descending,
- dwarf,
- mitigate,
- shorten,
- depress,
- overpower,
- lessen,
- abbreviation,
- deprave,
- regressive,
- devaluing,
- winding down,
- Decrescent,
- dwindle,
- subjugate,
- adapt,
- waning,
- Decreasingly,
- precipitating,
- decrement,
- lighten,
- subtract,
- attenuate,
- passing,
- wasting,
- retrenchment,
- Impairing,
- abridgment,
- Devolving,
- abatement,
- fritter away,
- shrinkage,
- modification,
- Detracting,
- abate,
- stopping,
- flowing,
- petering out,
- decrease,
- cutback,
- ebbing,
- pare,
- degressive,
- hindering,
- Dequantitate,
- Degenerating,
- deteriorating,
- Allaying,
- cut,
- Accruing,
- curtailment,
- wane,
- suppress,
- diminish,
- Mitigating,
- bate,
- condense,
- repress,
- amortizing,
- weakening.
Paraphrases for Decreasing:
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Equivalence
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Reverse Entailment
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Independent
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Adjective
diminished, downward, reduced, decline, reduction, Mitigating, depressed, lowering.
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Noun, singular or mass
reduced, decline, diminution, dwindling, reduction, downsizing, lowering, depletion.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
rising, Detracting, disappearing, depressing, Collapsing, deteriorating, depreciating, Eradicating, losing, lost, Phasing, Reversing, Destroying, fewer, causing, departing, worsening, measuring, underestimating, trend, reconsidering, Curtailing, Impairing, Halving, eroding, plummeting, sliding, affecting, slashing, Eliminating, withdrawing, subsiding, Disembarking, Arising, vermindering, curbing, streamlining, saving, constraining, compromising, closing, ameliorating, Depleting, weakening, Removing, hindering, Attenuating, speeding, Transforming, retreating, lagging, growing, relaxing, Retracting, Avoiding, limiting, slipping, leading, softening, sinking, dismantling, Relieving, resulting, Plunging, regressing, undermining, abating, leaving, lightening, shifting, loosening, Reining, Combating, Overcoming, Carrying, trimming, Transporting, minors, cushioning, Discounting, contracting, tackling, Preventing, Stemming, fighting, commuting, heading, landing, backing, downloading, failing, turning, wondering, <, la, returning, controlling, bringing, filling, thinning, counting, keeping, making, narrowing, less, dwindling, downsizing, Mitigating, lowering.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
minimizes, reductions.
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Adjective
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Exclusion
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Verb, gerund or present participle
increasing.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
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Other Related
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Verb, gerund or present participle
lessening.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Antonyms for Decreasing:
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adj.
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all
increasing.
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all
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p. pr. & vb. n.
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Other antonyms:
incorporative, multiplicative, profit-maximising, crescendo, augmentative, accelerative, maximising, accelerando, profit-maximizing, progressive, raising, maximizing, acceleratory, accretive, accretionary.
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Decreasing Sentence Examples:
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His repugnance to the pariah was decreasing, and he no longer shrank with disgust as his eye fell upon his figure.
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We are rapidly decreasing our risks and increasing our safeguards.
