Decrease and Lengthen

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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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Synonyms for Decrease
Antonyms for Decrease
Lengthen is an antonym for decrease in topics: increase, grow less or make less.
Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Lengthen

Lengthen verb - To make longer.
Usage example: I had to lengthen the handle of the paint roller in order to reach the top of the wall
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Synonyms for Lengthen
Antonyms for Lengthen
Decrease is an antonym for lengthen in topics: extend, shorten.
Nearby Words: length, lengthy, lengthening
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Similar words of lengthen

Common collocations

odds decrease odds lengthen odds
time decrease time lengthen time
size decrease size lengthen size
sentence decrease sentence lengthen sentence
Other words: times.
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