Decrease and Whet

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

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Whet is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Whet verb - To make sharp or sharper.

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Decrease is an antonym for whet in arouse topic.

Nearby Words: whetted, whetting

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Whet and Decrease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/whet

Decrease & Whet. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/whet>.

Whet or Decrease. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decrease/whet.

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