decrease: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 11 letter points · starts with D · ends with E
Meaning of decrease
verb
- intransitive
Of a quantity, to become smaller.
Example: The quality of our products has decreased since the main designer left.
- transitive
To make (a quantity) smaller.
Example: Let's decrease the volume a little so we can hear each other talking.
Listed forms: decreases, decreasing, decreased.
Source: Wiktionary — decrease.
noun
- countable, uncountable
An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
Example: After six years of constant growth, the company reported a slight decrease in sales last year.
- countable, uncountable
A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).
Listed forms: decreases.
Source: Wiktionary — decrease.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for decrease.
noun
a change downward
- lessening
- drop-off
noun
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
noun
the amount by which something decreases
noun
the act of decreasing or reducing something
- diminution
- reduction
- step-down
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is decrease in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of decrease
D(2) + E(1) + C(3) + R(1) + E(1) + A(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of decrease
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from decrease
131 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in decrease. Showing up to 24, longest first.