Decrease and Maximise

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

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Maximise is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Maximise verb - Make as big or large as possible.

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Decrease is an antonym for maximise.

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Maximise and Decrease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/maximise

Decrease & Maximise. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/maximise>.

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