Decrease and Foreshorten

Decrease

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

Foreshorten and decrease are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Foreshorten" with "Decrease", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Foreshorten

Foreshorten verb - Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
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Synonyms for Foreshorten

Decrease and foreshorten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Foreshorten".

Nearby Word: foreshortening
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