Decrease and Tapering

Decrease

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

Tapering and decrease are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Tapering" with "Decrease", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Tapering

Tapering noun - The act of gradually lowering the size or amount.
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Synonyms for Tapering

Decrease and tapering are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decrease" instead a verb "Tapering".

Nearby Words: taper, tapered
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