decreased
The word “decreased” has 2 syllables: de-creased
It's pronounced as /dɪˈkriːst/
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In the thesaurus, “decreased” has 214 synonyms and 108 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for decreased along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for decreased
- abated
- abbreviated
- abridged
- all in
- alleviated
- aphoristic
- bare
- barred
- bleary
- blended
- blocked
- boiled down
- bound
- bounded
- breviloquent
- bridled
- brief
- bush-league
- chained
- checked
- clipped
- clogged
- closed
- collapsed
- compendiary
- compendious
- compressed
- concentrated
- concise
- condensed
- confined
- constricted
- contracted
- controlled
- cramped
- crisp
- cropped
- curbed
- curtailed
- curtate
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- cut short
- cut to the bone
- de-escalated
- declined
- decurtate
- defined
- deflated
- deliquesced
- dented
- depleted
- depreciated
- depressed
- deprived
- destitute
- deterred
- devoid of
- diminished
- disintegrated
- docked
- down
- downscaled
- downsized
- drained
- dropped
- dwindled
- eased
- ebbed
- economized
- effete
- emptied
- encircled
- epigrammatic
- evaporated
- far-gone
- fastened
- feeble
- fell
- fell away
- fettered
- flagged
- fleeting
- foiled
- frustrated
- fused
- gave out
- governed
- hampered
- held-back
- hitched
- impeded
- in a nutshell
- in want
- inhibited
- junior
- kaput
- knockdown
- knocked down
- laconic
- lessened
- lesser
- let up
- light
- lightened
- liquefied
- little
- low
- lower-rung
- lowered
- manacled
- merged
- miniaturized
- minimized
- minor
- moderate
- moderated
- modified
- modulated
- mollified
- molten
- momentary
- narrowed
- nether
- nicked
- not protracted
- obstructed
- out of
- palled
- pared
- pared down
- phased down
- pithy
- pooped out
- precise
- prescribed
- prevented
- pruned
- qualified
- receded
- reduced
- reined in
- relaxed
- relented
- remitted
- repressed
- restrained
- retrenched
- sank
- sapped
- scaled-down
- second-class
- second-fiddle
- second-string
- secondary
- secured
- sententious
- shallow
- short and sweet
- short of
- short-term
- shortened
- shrank
- shrunk
- slackened
- slashed
- small
- smaller
- soft
- sold
- sold out
- spent
- stayed
- stopped
- subdued
- subjacent
- subordinate
- subsided
- subtracted
- succinct
- sucked out
- summarized
- summary
- sunk
- superficial
- suppressed
- surrounded
- tapered
- tapered off
- tempered
- terse
- tethered
- thawed
- trimmed
- truncated
- under
- undersized
- unprolonged
- unsustained
- used
- used-up
- vacant
- vanished
- waned
- washed out
- wasted
- wasted away
- weak
- weakened
- whittled
- without resources
- worn
- worn-out
Antonyms for decreased
- accentuated
- accumulated
- acute
- aggrandized
- aggravated
- almighty
- amplified
- appeared
- augmented
- ballooned
- blew up
- blistering
- boosted
- bourgeoned
- built
- burgeoned
- complemented
- concentrated
- deep
- deepened
- dilated
- distended
- dreadful
- elevated
- elongated
- emerged
- emphasized
- enduring
- energized
- enhanced
- enlarged
- escalated
- excruciating
- expanded
- explosive
- exquisite
- extended
- extreme
- fearful
- fearsome
- ferocious
- fierce
- free
- frightful
- full
- furious
- ghastly
- grew
- hard
- heavy
- heavy-duty
- heightened
- hellacious
- high
- higher
- important
- increased
- inflated
- intense
- intensified
- intensive
- keen
- lasting
- lengthened
- lengthy
- long
- magnified
- major
- maximized
- maximum
- mounted
- mushroomed
- over
- overfilled
- overflowing
- overfull
- overlarge
- overloaded
- oversize
- oversized
- peaked
- picked up
- profound
- prolonged
- protracted
- raised
- redoubled
- rose
- showed up
- sky-high
- snowballed
- soared
- spread
- stretched
- superior
- supplemented
- swelled
- terrible
- unabridged
- unbounded
- unconsumed
- unused
- up
- utmost
- vehement
- vicious
- violent
- waxed
Meanings of decreased
- verb
- Of a quantity, to become smaller.
- To make (a quantity) smaller.
Example Sentences
- The company’s profits have decreased significantly this year.
- After the new policy, the crime rate decreased in the neighborhood.
- She decreased her daily caffeine intake to improve her sleep.
- The temperature decreased rapidly after sunset.
- The number of visitors to the museum has decreased since the renovation.
On this page you'll find 322 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to decreased, such as: abated, abbreviated, abridged, accentuated, accumulated, acute, aggrandized.
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Related Words
abated
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