Decrease
Decrease noun - The amount by which something is lessened.
Proliferation is an antonym for decrease.
Proliferation
Proliferation noun - Something added (as by growth).
Usage example: a large proliferation in the number of electrical appliances was placing enormous demands upon the region's power supply
Decrease is an antonym for proliferation.
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Proliferation and Decrease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/proliferation
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Proliferation or Decrease. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/proliferation.
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