Synonyms for decreasing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-kree-sing |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈkri sɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for decreasing Other synonyms for the word decreasing
- calm down
- check
- contract
- crumble
- decay
- degenerate
- devaluate
- die down
- droop
- 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
Définition of decreasing
Origin :- late 14c., "detriment, harm;" early 15c. as "a becoming less or smaller," from Anglo-French decres; see decrease (v.).
- verb grow less or make less
- And up she went and down she went, shortening and lengthening, swelling and decreasing.
- Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
- Well, you are about to get better, my dear child; the fever is decreasing, and your head freer.
- Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
- At the times of both of these eclipses the solar activity was decreasing.
- Extract from : « The Story of Eclipses » by George Chambers
- On the other hand the percentage of women able to nurse their children is decreasing.
- Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
- These waters were fished so destructively that many of the fish were found to be decreasing.
- Extract from : « Conservation Reader » by Harold W. Fairbanks
- Is it any wonder that the herring is now decreasing in numbers?
- Extract from : « Conservation Reader » by Harold W. Fairbanks
- The gale has been decreasing, and the ship lies-to more easily.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Mary Rose » by William H. G. Kingston
- I doubt if you realize it, but they have a decreasing population.
- Extract from : « Deathworld » by Harry Harrison
- I have spoken of the excentricity of the earth's orbit as decreasing.
- Extract from : « Pioneers of Science » by Oliver Lodge
- The power of one piston is constantly increasing while that of the other is decreasing.
- Extract from : « How it Works » by Archibald Williams
Antonyms for decreasing
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