Decrease and Ripening

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

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Ripening is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Ripening noun - The process of becoming mature.

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Decrease is an antonym for ripening in topics: mature, grow.

Nearby Words: ripe, ripened, ripeness

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

Decrease & Ripening. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/ripening>.

Ripening or Decrease. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/ripening.

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