Complement
Complement verb - To serve as a completing element to.
Decrease
Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
Usage example: workers decreased the volume of water flowing through the pipes in order to prevent an overflow
Complement is an antonym for decrease.
How words are described
| normal | normal complement | normal decrease |
| offensive | offensive complement | offensive decrease |
| small | small complement | small decrease |
| large | large complement | large decrease |
| Other adjectives: tiny, subtle, minor, overall. | ||
Common collocations
Cite this Source
Decrease and Complement. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/complement/decrease
Complement & Decrease. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/complement/decrease>.
Decrease or Complement. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/complement/decrease.
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