Decrease and Extenuate

Decrease

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

Extenuate and decrease are semantically related In some cases you can use "Extenuate" instead a verb "Decrease".

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Extenuate

Extenuate verb - To make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses.
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Synonyms for Extenuate

Decrease and extenuate are semantically related in mitigate topic. You can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Extenuate", if it concerns topics such as lessen.

Nearby Words: extenuation, extenuating
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Extenuate and Decrease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/extenuate
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