decreasing

The word “decreasing” has 3 syllables: de-creas-ing

It's pronounced as /dɪˈkriː.sɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for decreasing?

In the thesaurus, “decreasing” has 126 synonyms and 72 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for decreasing along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for decreasing

abating
abbreviating
abbreviation
abridgement
abridging
abridgment
abruptness
alleviating
brevity
briefness
brusqueness
clipping
collapsing
compendiousness
compressing
compression
conciseness
condensation
condensing
confinement
confining
constricting
constriction
contracting
contraction
crispness
cropping
crumbling
curtailing
curtailment
curtness
cutting
cutting back
cutting down
de-escalating
declining
decrease
deflating
deflation
denting
depleting
descending
dieting
diminishing
diminution
discounting
docking
downscaling
downsizing
drawing together
dropping
dwindling
easing
ebbing
elision
evaporating
evaporation
falling
falling away
flagging
giving out
knocking down
laconism
lessening
letting up
littleness
lopping
lowering
marking down
minimizing
minuteness
moderating
modifying
modulating
narrowing
nicking
omission
omitting
palling
paring
paring down
phasing down
pithiness
plunging
pruning
qualifying
receding
recession
reducing
reduction
relaxing
relenting
remitting
retrenching
settling
shortening
shortness
shrinkage
shrinking
shrivelling
sinking
slackening
slashing
sliding
slipping
smallness
subsiding
succinctness
tapering
tapering off
tautness
tensing
terseness
tightening
tininess
toppling
tottering
trimming
truncating
tumbling
vanishing
waning
weakening
whittling
withdrawal
withdrawing

Antonyms for decreasing

accumulating
aggrandizing
amplification
amplifying
appearing
augmenting
ballooning
bigness
blowing up
boosting
bourgeoning
building
bulkiness
burgeoning
complementing
diffuseness
dilating
dilation
distending
elongating
elongation
emerging
enhancing
enlargement
enlarging
escalating
expanding
expansion
extending
extension
extensiveness
garrulousness
greatness
growing
growth
heftiness
heightening
improving
increase
increasing
inflating
intensifying
largeness
lengthening
lengthiness
long-windedness
mounting
mushrooming
opening
picking up
prolixity
prolongation
prolonging
protracting
protraction
raising
redoubling
rising
showing up
snowballing
soaring
spread
stretch
stretching
supplementing
swelling
talkativeness
talkiness
verboseness
volubility
waxing
wordiness

Meanings of decreasing

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

Example Sentences

The population of the town has been decreasing steadily over the past decade.
Decreasing fuel costs have made travel more affordable.
The company is decreasing its carbon footprint to protect the environment.
The doctor noticed a decreasing level of inflammation after the treatment.
Sales have been decreasing since the new competitor entered the market.

On this page you'll find 198 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to decreasing, such as: abating, abbreviating, abbreviation, abridgement, abridging, abridgment, abruptness.

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