Decrease and Strengthen

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Decrease

Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
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Synonyms for Decrease
Antonyms for Decrease
Strengthen is an antonym for decrease in topics: increase, grow less or make less.
Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Strengthen

Strengthen verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.
Usage example: encouraged the boarding school students to strengthen their ties with the community by doing public service
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Synonyms for Strengthen
Antonyms for Strengthen
Decrease is an antonym for strengthen in topics: weaken, powerful.
Nearby Words: strength, strengthening
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Common collocations

power decrease power strengthen power
force decrease force strengthen force
attack decrease attack strengthen attack
reputation decrease reputation strengthen reputation
Other words: magic, numbers, enemies, stats.
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