Decrease
Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
Exaggerate is an antonym for decrease.
Exaggerate
Exaggerate verb - To add to the interest of by including made-up details.
Common collocations
| strength | decrease strength | exaggerate strength |
| reputation | decrease reputation | exaggerate reputation |
| amount | decrease amount | exaggerate amount |
| size | decrease size | exaggerate size |
| Other words: effects. | ||
Cite this Source
Exaggerate and Decrease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/exaggerate
Decrease & Exaggerate. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/exaggerate>.
Exaggerate or Decrease. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/exaggerate.
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