Decrease and Pry

Opposite meaning words

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

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Pry is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Pry verb - To raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever.

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Decrease is an antonym for pry in force or break open topic.

Nearby Words: prying, pried

number	decrease number	pry number
numbers	decrease numbers	pry numbers

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Pry and Decrease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/pry

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