WordReference English Thesaurus © 2017
decrease
- shrinkage
- lessening
- abatement
- contraction
- discount
- drop
- reduction
- shortening
- compression
- lowering
- fall
- falling off
- diminution
- decline
- cut
- cutback
- rebate
- dip
- curtailment
- depletion
- depreciation
- dive
- nosedive
- ebb
- ebbing
- dropping off
- erosion
- easing
- easing off
- easing up
- letup
- plunge
- shrinking
- subtraction
- thinning out
- wearing away
- slackening
- lightening
- recession
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2017
decrease
- Sense: To grow less
- lessen
- diminish
- decline
- abate
- modify
- wane
- deteriorate
- degenerate
- dwindle
- be consumed
- sink
- settle
- lighten
- slacken
- ebb
- lower
- melt away
- moderate
- subside
- shrink
- contract
- recede
- shrivel up
- depreciate
- soften
- quiet
- narrow down
- droop
- waste
- fade
- fade away
- run low
- weaken
- crumble
- let up
- dry up
- slow down
- calm down
- burn away
- burn down
- smooth out
- die away
- die down
- lose its edge
- wither away
- decay
- drop off
- taper off
- tail off
- devaluate
- evaporate
- fall down
- fall away
- fall off
- slack off
- wear off
- wear away
- wear out
- wear down
- wind down
- rev down
- slump
- quieten
- peter out
- grow smaller
- Sense: To make less
- reduce
- lessen
- lower
- check
- curb
- restrain
- quell
- tame
- mollify
- dampen
- compose
- hush
- still
- palliate
- sober
- pacify
- allay
- blunt
- qualify
- tranquilize
- curtail
- subtract
- render less
- abridge
- abbreviate
- downsize
- condense
- shorten
- minimize
- diminish
- slash
- attenuate
- dilute
- retrench
- shave
- pare
- prune
- truncate
- deplete
- abate
- mitigate
- modify
- make brief
- digest
- limit
- level
- deflate
- compress
- contract
- strip
- thin
- bleed
- make smaller
- devaluate
- devalue
- clip
- abstract
- summarize
- epitomize
- sum up
- lighten
- trim
- rake off
- level off
- take from
- take off
- roll back
- hold down
- mark down
- scale down
- boil down
- let up
- cut off
- cut down
- cut short
- cut back
- strike off
- deduct
- knock off
- cut
- discount
- bring down
- tranquilize
- tranquillize
- tranquilise
- minimise
- summarise
- epitomise
'decrease' also found in these entries:
abate
- abate
- abatement
- abbreviate
- abridge
- allay
- attrition
- boil down
- brief
- clip
- come down
- commute
- compress
- condense
- condense
- contract
- contract
- contraction
- curtail
- curtailment
- cut
- cut
- cut
- cut back
- cut corners
- cut short
- deaden
- decay
- decline
- declivity
- deduct
- deduction
- deflate
- degeneracy
- degenerate
- demote
- depreciate
- descend
- deterioration
- detract
- devalue
- die away
- die down
- die off or out
- digest
- dilute
- diminish
- diminish
- diminution
- discount