DECREASED Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word decreased. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DECREASED
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| cut | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument • fashioned or shaped by cutting • made neat and tidy by trimming • (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine • (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit noun • a share of the profits • (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next • a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation • a step on some scale • a wound made by cutting • a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass • a remark capable of wounding mentally • a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage • the style in which a garment is cut • a canal made by erosion or excavation • a refusal to recognize someone you know • in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball • (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball • the division of a deck of cards before dealing • the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge • the act of cutting something into parts • the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends • the act of reducing the amount or number • an unexcused absence from class adjective satellite • with parts removed • (of a male animal) having the testicles removed • (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply • mixed with water verb • separate with or as if with an instrument • cut down on; make a reduction in • turn sharply; change direction abruptly • make an incision or separation • discharge from a group • form by probing, penetrating, or digging • style and tailor in a certain fashion • hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction • make out and issue • cut and assemble the components of • intentionally fail to attend • be able to manage or manage successfully • give the appearance or impression of • move (one's fist) • pass directly and often in haste • pass through or across • make an abrupt change of image or sound • stop filming • make a recording of • record a performance on (a medium) • create by duplicating data • form or shape by cutting or incising • perform or carry out • function as a cutting instrument • allow incision or separation • divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult • cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch • reap or harvest • fell by sawing; hew • penetrate injuriously • refuse to acknowledge • shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of • weed out unwanted or unnecessary things • dissolve by breaking down the fat of • have a reducing effect • cease, stop • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture • have grow through the gums • grow through the gums • cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses) | ||||||||
| abridged | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting | ||||||||
| attenuated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion • reduced in strength | ||||||||
| contracted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • reduced in size or pulled together | ||||||||
| deflated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • brought low in spirit | ||||||||
| depressed | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lower than previously • flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces • filled with melancholy and despondency | ||||||||
| devalued | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lowered in value | ||||||||
| diminished | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use adjective satellite • impaired by diminution • (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval • made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) | ||||||||
| lessened | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • impaired by diminution • decreased in severity; made less harsh | ||||||||
| lowered | verbv | |||||||
adjective • below the surround or below the normal position | ||||||||
| mitigated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • made less severe or intense | ||||||||
| reduced | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • made less in size or amount or degree adjective satellite • well below normal (especially in price) | ||||||||
| shrunken | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness • reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity | ||||||||
| trimmed | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • made neat and tidy by trimming | ||||||||
| weakened | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • impaired by diminution • made weak or weaker • reduced in strength • mixed with water • damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value | ||||||||
| abated | verbv | |||||||
verb • make less active or intense • become less in amount or intensity | ||||||||
| curtailed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • place restrictions on • terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent | ||||||||
| declined | verbv | |||||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||||
| downsized | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
verb • dismiss from work • design or manufacture in a smaller size • (of a company) reduce in size or number of employees | ||||||||
| dropped | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a shape that is spherical and small • a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity • a steep high face of rock • a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity • a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery • a central depository where things can be left or picked up • the act of dropping something verb • let fall to the ground • to fall vertically • go down in value • fall or descend to a lower place or level • terminate an association with • utter with seeming casualness • stop pursuing or acting • remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave • cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow • lose (a game) • pay out • lower the pitch of (musical notes) • hang loosely • stop associating with • let or cause to fall in drops • to remove • take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth • omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing • leave undone or leave out • change from one level to another • fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death • grow progressively worse • give birth; used for animals | ||||||||
