Decrease and Swelling

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Decrease noun - The amount by which something is lessened.

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Swelling is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Swelling noun - A small rounded mass of swollen tissue.

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Decrease is an antonym for swelling in lump topic.

Nearby Word: swell

severe	severe decrease	severe swelling
massive	massive decrease	massive swelling
tiny	tiny decrease	tiny swelling
slight	slight decrease	slight swelling
Other adjectives: minor, sudden, resulting.

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