Decrease and Minimize

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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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Minimize is a synonym for decrease in reduce topic. In some cases you can use "Minimize" instead a verb "Decrease".

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Minimize

Minimize verb - Make small or insignificant.

Usage example: Let's minimize the risk

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Decrease is a synonym for minimize in reduce topic. You can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Minimize", if it concerns topics such as keep down, underrate.

Nearby Words: minimise, minimum, minimal, minimization, minimizing

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stress	decrease stress	minimize stress
amount	decrease amount	minimize amount
chance	decrease chance	minimize chance
number	decrease number	minimize number
Other words: likelihood, odds, time, size, effects, weight, damage, losses, risk, costs, chances.

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