Decrease and Embellish

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

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Embellish is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Embellish verb - To add to the interest of by including made-up details.

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Decrease is an antonym for embellish in decorate topic.

decrease reputation

embellish reputation

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