Decrease and Dive

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

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Dive and decrease are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dive" instead the word "Decrease" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Dive verb - To go to a lower level especially abruptly.

Usage example: sales figures for existing homes dived dramatically when mortgage rates skyrocketed

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Decrease and dive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decrease" instead the word "Dive" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: dived, diver, diving

net	net decrease	net dive
sharp	sharp decrease	sharp dive
actual	actual decrease	actual dive
massive	massive decrease	massive dive
Other adjectives: major, dramatic, general, significant, sudden, shorter.

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