Decrease and Detract

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

Detract and decrease are semantically related in reduce topic. In some cases you can use "Detract" instead a verb "Decrease", when it comes to topics like depreciate.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Detract verb - To draw the attention or mind to something else.

Decrease and detract are semantically related in lessen topic. You can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Detract", if it concerns topics such as reduce, depreciate.

Nearby Words: detraction, detractor, detracting, detractive