Decrease
Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
Hype
Hype verb - To make greater in size, amount, or number.
Usage example: the TV writers tried to hype interest in the fading soap opera with flashy new plotlines
Nearby Words: hyped, hyping
How words are described
| considerable | considerable decrease | considerable hype |
| small | small decrease | small hype |
| massive | massive decrease | massive hype |
| major | major decrease | major hype |
| Other adjectives: general, minor, maximum. | ||
Common collocations
| times | decrease times | hype times |
Cite this Source
Hype and Decrease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/hype
Decrease & Hype. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/hype>.
Hype or Decrease. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/hype.
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