Decrease and Lessened

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Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.

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Lessened is a synonym for decrease. In some cases you can replace term "Lessened" with "Decrease", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Lessened adjective - Impaired by diminution.

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Decrease is a synonym for lessened in lower topic. You can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Lessened".

Nearby Word: lessening

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