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
Prolong
Prolong verb - To make longer.
Usage example: would like to prolong our vacation by any means possible
Nearby Words: prolongation, prolonging
Common collocations
| experience | decrease experience | prolong experience |
| power | decrease power | prolong power |
| attack | decrease attack | prolong attack |
| happiness | decrease happiness | prolong happiness |
| Other words: time, effects, usefulness, fun, magic, age. | ||
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Prolong and Decrease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/prolong
Decrease & Prolong. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/prolong>.
Prolong or Decrease. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/prolong.
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