Decrease and Rouse

Opposite meaning words

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

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Rouse is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Rouse verb - To cause to stop sleeping.

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Decrease is an antonym for rouse in topics: stimulate, wake.

Nearby Words: rousing, roused, roust

decrease resistance

rouse resistance

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

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

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

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