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PROLIFERATE Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word proliferate. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For PROLIFERATE

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abate
verbv
verb

• make less active or intense

• become less in amount or intensity

contract
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

• (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

• a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid

verb

• enter into a contractual arrangement

• engage by written agreement

• squeeze or press together

• be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

• become smaller or draw together

• make smaller

• compress or concentrate

• make or become more narrow or restricted

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

decline
verb, nounv, n
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.

decrease
verbv
noun

• a change downward

• a process of becoming smaller or shorter

• the amount by which something decreases

• the act of decreasing or reducing something

verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• make become smaller

diminish
verbv
verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

dwindle
verbv
verb

• become smaller or lose substance

falter
verbv
noun

• the act of pausing uncertainly

verb

• be unsure or weak

• move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• speak haltingly

lessen
verbv
verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• make become smaller

• wear off or die down

subside
verbv
verb

• wear off or die down

• sink to a lower level or form a depression

• sink down or precipitate

• descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

wane
verbv
noun

• a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

verb

• grow smaller

• become smaller

• decrease in phase

Alternatives for ABATE

Alternatives for CONTRACT

Alternatives for DECLINE

Alternatives for DECREASE

Alternatives for DIMINISH

Alternatives for DWINDLE

Alternatives for FALTER

Alternatives for LESSEN

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