Decrease and Erect

Opposite meaning words

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

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Erect is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Erect verb - To fix in an upright position.

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Decrease is an antonym for erect in build topic.

Nearby Words: erection, erected, erecting, erectile, erector

decrease population

erect population

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Erect and Decrease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/erect

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Erect or Decrease. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/erect.

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