Decrease and Outstretch

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

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Outstretch is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Outstretch verb - To make longer.

Usage example: having outstretched our lunch break beyond all reason, we reluctantly headed back to work

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Decrease is an antonym for outstretch.

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

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

Outstretch or Decrease. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/outstretch.

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