Decreasing and Maximising

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Decreasing adjective - Becoming less or smaller.

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Maximising is an antonym for decreasing.

Nearby Words: decrease, decreased

Maximising adjective - Making as great as possible.

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Decreasing is an antonym for maximising.

Nearby Words: maximize, maximise, maximization, maximizing, maximised

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Maximising and Decreasing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decreasing/maximising

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