Assault and Decrease

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Assault verb - To engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent.

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Decrease is an antonym for assault in attack topic.

Nearby Words: assaulted, assaulting, assaulter

Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.

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Assault is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

actual	actual assault	actual decrease
constant	constant assault	constant decrease
massive	massive assault	massive decrease
serious	serious assault	serious decrease
Other adjectives: major, subsequent, sudden.

Dwindling Party: Bandito Platoon's numbers slowly decrease throughout the movie, as SEALs are either wounded or forced to split up to handle multiple threats, which makes Chief Dave's solo assault a necessity, not choice.

Source: Film / Act of Valor

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