Decrease and Rise

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Decrease

Decrease noun - The amount by which something is lessened.
Usage example: the average decrease in the price of milk was five cents per gallon
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Rise is an antonym for decrease in topics: increase, diminishing, grow less or make less.
Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Rise

Rise noun - Something added (as by growth).
Usage example: an unexpected rise in prices
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Synonyms for Rise
Antonyms for Rise
Decrease is an antonym for rise in topics: increase, ascend, rebel, become apparent, progress in business.
Nearby Words: rising, risen
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How words are described

steady steady decrease steady rise
corresponding corresponding decrease corresponding rise
considerable considerable decrease considerable rise
sharp sharp decrease sharp rise
Other adjectives: small, actual, constant, massive, gradual, dramatic, general, significant, marked, subsequent, eventual, rapid, sudden.

Common collocations

power decrease power rise power
value decrease value rise value
rank decrease rank rise rank
time decrease time rise time
Other words: level.

Both words in one sentence

  • World War II / Prelude To War The rise of the Guomindang had seen the bloodshed decrease, but even in 1937 it was considered a perfectly normal state of affairs for there to be fighting in China.
    Source: World War II / Prelude To War
  • Ridiculous Exchange Rates aka: Astronomical Exchange Rate This causes Confederate banknotes to rapidly decrease in value, to the point where people have to race to spend any money they get their hands on before prices rise again.
    Source: Ridiculous Exchange Rates aka: Astronomical Exchange Rate
  • Just Train Wrong Pushing the throttle forward would actually close it, making the train slow down (and eventually stop) while a rise in speed would cause the boiler pressure to decrease.
    Source: Just Train Wrong
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