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
Enlarge
Enlarge verb - To become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number.
Usage example: as the number of people with cell phones enlarges, more transmission towers will have to be built
Common collocations
| reputation | decrease reputation | enlarge reputation |
| size | decrease size | enlarge size |
| times | decrease times | enlarge times |
| enemies | decrease enemies | enlarge enemies |
Cite this Source
Enlarge and Decrease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/enlarge
Decrease & Enlarge. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/enlarge>.
Enlarge or Decrease. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/enlarge.
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