Bump and Decrease

Bump

Bump verb - To come into usually forceful contact with something.

Decrease is an antonym for bump in increment topic.

Nearby Words: bumped, bumper, bumpy, bumping

Decrease

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

Bump is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

How words are described

small small bump small decrease
massive massive bump massive decrease
large large bump large decrease
serious serious bump serious decrease
Other adjectives: tiny, slight, subtle, major, minor, significant, maximum, overall.

Common collocations

time bump time decrease time
sentence bump sentence decrease sentence
difficulty bump difficulty decrease difficulty
enemy bump enemy decrease enemy
Other words: rating, times, chances, enemies, stat.

Both words in one sentence

  • Grand Theft Auto series: You can smash up your car and not suffer a decrease in performance (unless the tires are blown, but only the tires), but one tiny bump too many, and it catches fire and explodes, taking you with it if you don't get away fast enough.
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Decrease and Bump. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bump/decrease
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