Boom
Boom verb - To become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number.
Usage example: requests for hybrid cars are booming
Decrease
Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
How words are described
| considerable | considerable boom | considerable decrease |
| small | small boom | small decrease |
| massive | massive boom | massive decrease |
| large | large boom | large decrease |
| Other adjectives: major, significant, vast, respective, sudden. | ||
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Decrease and Boom. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/boom/decrease
Boom & Decrease. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/boom/decrease>.
Decrease or Boom. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/boom/decrease.
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