Decrease and Exaggeration

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Decrease noun - The amount by which something is lessened.

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Exaggeration is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Exaggeration noun - The representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts.

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Decrease is an antonym for exaggeration in overstatement topic.

considerable	considerable decrease	considerable exaggeration
actual	actual decrease	actual exaggeration
massive	massive decrease	massive exaggeration
large	large decrease	large exaggeration
Other adjectives: serious, slight, major, dramatic, general, minor, significant, vast.

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