Boost
Boost noun - Something added (as by growth).
Usage example: a sudden boost in sales
Decrease
Decrease noun - The amount by which something is lessened.
Usage example: the average decrease in the price of milk was five cents per gallon
How words are described
| considerable | considerable boost | considerable decrease |
| small | small boost | small decrease |
| massive | massive boost | massive decrease |
| large | large boost | large decrease |
| Other adjectives: serious, tiny, slight, permanent, major, dramatic, general, minor, temporary, significant, maximum, sudden, resulting, overall, faster. | ||
Common collocations
| experience | boost experience | decrease experience |
| power | boost power | decrease power |
| strength | boost strength | decrease strength |
| attack | boost attack | decrease attack |
| Other words: score, reputation, amount, chance, odds, time, speed, level, health, effectiveness, intelligence, magic, population, morale, damage, defense, rating, numbers, rates, points, chances, stat, stats. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Considering how your numbers are limited, it is in fact a very good idea to torture good guys, to both boost your numbers and decrease theirs.
Source: Video Game / Dungeon Keeper - This is often accompanied by an attack power boost, and sometimes by a decrease in defense as well.
Source: Standard Status Effects -
The stat boost depends on the game she plays; fighting games make her better able to win fights, racing games let her run faster, and horror games decrease Sanity Slippage, to name a few examples.
Source: Anti-Frustration Features
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