Decrease and Inflate

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Decrease

Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
Usage example: workers decreased the volume of water flowing through the pipes in order to prevent an overflow
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Inflate is an antonym for decrease.
Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Inflate

Inflate verb - Fill with gas or air.
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Synonyms for Inflate
Antonyms for Inflate
Decrease is an antonym for inflate in blow up topic.
Nearby Words: inflation, inflatable, inflationary, inflating
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Common collocations

power decrease power inflate power
strength decrease strength inflate strength
score decrease score inflate score
value decrease value inflate value
Other words: reputation, rank, price, time, size, meter, numbers, rates, points, enemies.
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