Decrease and Gain

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Decrease

Decrease noun - The amount by which something is lessened.
Usage example: the average decrease in the price of milk was five cents per gallon
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Gain is an antonym for decrease in increase topic.
Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Gain

Gain noun - Something added (as by growth).
Usage example: attributed her recent weight gain to the medication she was taking
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Antonyms for Gain
Decrease is an antonym for gain in topics: acquisition, acquire.
Nearby Words: gained, gaining, gainful, gainer
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How words are described

normal normal decrease normal gain
net net decrease net gain
considerable considerable decrease considerable gain
offensive offensive decrease offensive gain
Other adjectives: small, actual, constant, massive, slight, permanent, major, general, minor, temporary, significant, radical, maximum, rapid, sudden, resulting, faster, harder.

Common collocations

sympathy decrease sympathy gain sympathy
experience decrease experience gain experience
energy decrease energy gain energy
power decrease power gain power
Other words: strength, attack, reputation, amount, time, speed, level, health, weight, intelligence, magic, damage, points, stats.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea Every time a character levels up, they gain a point to spend on additonal perks, such as gaining passive skills that improve resistances, decrease Support Guage recovery time, or improve healing in the back row, or they can be spent to improve their stats.
    Source: Video Game / Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea
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