Decrease and Meliorism

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Decrease noun - The amount by which something is lessened.

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Meliorism is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Meliorism noun - The belief that the world can be made better by human effort.

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Decrease is an antonym for meliorism in bettering topic.

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