Consolidate
Consolidate verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.
Usage example: another win would consolidate their hold on first place in their division
Nearby Words: consolidation, consolidating
Decrease
Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
Consolidate is an antonym for decrease.
Common collocations
| power | consolidate power | decrease power |
| resistance | consolidate resistance | decrease resistance |
| intelligence | consolidate intelligence | decrease intelligence |
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Decrease and Consolidate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/consolidate/decrease
Consolidate & Decrease. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/consolidate/decrease>.
Decrease or Consolidate. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/consolidate/decrease.
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