Decrease and Prefer

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

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Prefer is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.

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Decrease is an antonym for prefer in favor topic.

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Prefer and Decrease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/prefer

Decrease & Prefer. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/prefer>.

Prefer or Decrease. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/prefer.

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