Decrease and Saltate

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

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Saltate is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Saltate verb - Leap or skip, often in dancing.

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Decrease is an antonym for saltate in topics: leap, jump.

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Saltate and Decrease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/saltate

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