Decrease
Improvement
Improvement noun - An instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill.
Usage example: there's been a great improvement in your handwriting—I can actually read it!
How words are described
| steady | steady decrease | steady improvement |
| right | right decrease | right improvement |
| considerable | considerable decrease | considerable improvement |
| small | small decrease | small improvement |
| Other adjectives: actual, massive, large, serious, tiny, slight, gradual, magic, major, dramatic, general, significant, vast, marked, radical, rapid, drastic, sudden, overall. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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A message even explains that apparently your character was so busy raising funds for buying the improvement that s/he neglected her/his training which resulted in the decrease of all three stats.
Source: Video Game / One Must Fall
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Improvement and Decrease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/improvement
Decrease & Improvement. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/improvement>.
Improvement or Decrease. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/improvement.
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