Decrease and Would rather

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Decrease

Decrease verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
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Would rather is an antonym for decrease.
Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Would rather

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Decrease is an antonym for would rather in favor topic.
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  • When told that many of the poor would rather die than go to the hellish workhouses, Scrooge replies, "If they would rather die, they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population."
    Source: Suicide Dare
  • The Social Darwinist aka: Social Darwinist Ebenezer Scrooge: "If they would rather die, they had better do it, and thereby decrease the surplus population." And you'd better believe this comes back to bite him later on.
    Source: The Social Darwinist aka: Social Darwinist
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