To Decrease

1. (intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
2. (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.

SynonymsEdit

• (become smaller): drop, fall, go down, plummet (rapidly), plunge (rapidly), reduce, shrink, sink
• (make smaller): abate, cut, decrement, lower, reduce; diminish

AntonymsEdit

• (become larger): go up, grow, increase, rise, soar (rapidly), shoot up (rapidly); increase
• (make larger): increase, increment, raise, up (informal); augment