Decrease and Expansion

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Decrease

Decrease noun - The amount by which something is lessened.
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Synonyms for Decrease
Antonyms for Decrease
Expansion is an antonym for decrease in topics: lessening, diminishing, growth.
Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Expansion

Expansion noun - Something added (as by growth).
Usage example: the museum's new wing is only the first in a series of expansions planned for the next decade
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Synonyms for Expansion
Antonyms for Expansion
Decrease is an antonym for expansion in growth topic.
Nearby Words: expand, expanded, expanse, expansive, expanding
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Similar words of expansion

How words are described

considerable considerable decrease considerable expansion
small small decrease small expansion
actual actual decrease actual expansion
constant constant decrease constant expansion
Other adjectives: massive, large, slight, major, significant, vast, subsequent, rapid.

Both words in one sentence

  • Webcomic / Peter Is the Wolf Author Appeal: Kris Overstreet famously has breast expansion, muscle growth (and matching decrease in intelligence), and oversized penis fetishes.
    Source: Webcomic / Peter Is the Wolf
  • Inc In Action the kingdom of Possiltum's expansion campaign enjoys massive popular support because the people have been led to believe that a wider tax base will decrease their individual taxes.
    Source: Artistic License – Economics
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Expansion and Decrease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/expansion
Decrease & Expansion. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/expansion>.
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