Balloon
Balloon verb - To become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number.
Usage example: the number of students who stay home sick balloons every winter
Decrease
Decrease verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.
Usage example: the force of the wind slowly decreased until the flowers were standing upright again
How words are described
| small | small balloon | small decrease |
| actual | actual balloon | actual decrease |
| massive | massive balloon | massive decrease |
| large | large balloon | large decrease |
| Other adjectives: yellow. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Most people pronounce it quick and loud, like a fart—but in fiction it tends to be ridiculously drawn out and to decrease in volume, as if someone were slowly letting the air out of a large helium balloon.
Source: Beam Me Up Scotty / Real Life
Cite this Source
Decrease and Balloon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/balloon/decrease
Balloon & Decrease. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/balloon/decrease>.
Decrease or Balloon. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/balloon/decrease.
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