Antonyms for decreased
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb dih-krees; noun dee-krees, dih-krees |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb dɪˈkris; noun ˈdi kris, dɪˈkris |
Definition of decreased
Origin :- late 14c., from Anglo-French decreiss-, present participle stem of decreistre, Old French descroistre (12c., Modern French décroître), from Latin decrescere "to grow less, diminish," from de- "away from" (see de-) + crescere "to grow" (see crescent). Related: Decreased; decreasing.
- verb grow less or make less
- If the temperature is decreased to 67°F, the specific gravity will be 1.251.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- By bending this stop the air-gap between the points may be decreased.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- Slowly it decreased in size, until it had vanished from sight.
- Extract from : « The Pygmy Planet » by John Stewart Williamson
- The above quantity of sugar may be increased or decreased according to taste.
- Extract from : « Nelson's Home Comforts » by Mary Hooper
- But the voltage may also be increased, as well as decreased.
- Extract from : « Electricity for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
- In some parts of the State the demand was decreased, in others it was increased.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 » by Various
- And when we saw the house itself the pleasant impression was not decreased.
- Extract from : « Grandmother Dear » by Mrs. Molesworth
- On the effects of the increased and decreased Use of the Limbs.
- Extract from : « The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. » by Charles Darwin
- If the distance be trebled, then the intensity will be decreased 1/9.
- Extract from : « Aether and Gravitation » by William George Hooper
- The horror has not decreased, but nerves and sight are beginning to be disciplined to it.
- Extract from : « Coming Home » by Edith Wharton
Synonyms for decreased
- abate
- calm down
- check
- contract
- crumble
- curb
- curtail
- cut down
- decay
- decline
- degenerate
- depreciate
- deteriorate
- devaluate
- die down
- diminish
- droop
- drop
- drop off
- dry up
- dwindle
- ease
- ebb
- evaporate
- fade
- fall off
- lessen
- let up
- lighten
- lose edge
- lower
- modify
- narrow down
- peter out
- quell
- quiet
- reduce
- restrain
- run low
- settle
- shrink
- shrivel
- sink
- slack off
- slacken
- slash
- slow down
- slump
- soften
- subside
- tail off
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- wear away
- wear down
- wither
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