Decrease
Decrease verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.
Usage example: the force of the wind slowly decreased until the flowers were standing upright again
Sink is a synonym for decrease in decline topic. In some cases you can use "Sink" instead the word "Decrease" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like grow less or make less.
Sink
Sink verb - To go to a lower level especially abruptly.
Usage example: I had just bought a bundle of shares of the stock when its price sank like a rock
Decrease is a synonym for sink in decline topic. You can use "Decrease" instead the word "Sink" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as deteriorate.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| small | small decrease | small sink |
| actual | actual decrease | actual sink |
| massive | massive decrease | massive sink |
| large | large decrease | large sink |
| Other adjectives: major, minor. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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A broken computer or TV set can electrocute a Sim whose skill isn't high enough, whereas fixing a toilet or sink will only make a Sim dirty and angry (read: decrease their Comfort and Fun) and the thing is now likely to break again immediately after.
Source: Do-It-Yourself Plumbing Project
Cite this Source
Sink and Decrease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/sink
Decrease & Sink. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/sink>.
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