nnoun.eventa change downwardSynset:decrease drop-off
Examples:- there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided
- there was a sharp drop-off in sales
Antonyms:increase
Derivationally Related Form:decreasedrop off
Hypernyms:alteration change modification
Inherited Hypernyms:decreasechangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:attritioncasualtydwindlingdwindling awayshrinkageshrinkingsinkingwaning
Full Hyponyms:attritionbattle damageblighty woundcasualtycompressionconstrictiondamagedwindlingfading awayflesh woundoperational damagepersonnel casualtysacrificeshrinkingsinkingwaningwound
vverb.changedecrease in size, extent, or rangeSynset:decrease diminish fall lessen
Examples:- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
Antonyms:increase
Derivationally Related Form:diminutiondecreasefall
Hypernyms:change magnitude
Inherited Hypernyms:decreasechange magnitudechange
Direct Hyponyms:abateboil downbreakconcentratecontractde-escalatedeceleratedeclinedecoctdecrescendodeflatedepreciatedevaluatedevaluedie awaydrop offdwindledwindle awaydwindle downease offease upflagflygo downlet upreduceremitretardshortenshrinkshrivelshrivel upslackslack offslacken offslowslow downslow uptaperthin outundervaluevanishvaporizewaneweakenwither
Full Troponyms:abateatrophyattenuateblastblurbog downboil downbreakbuy timecatchclogcloudcollapsede-escalatedeceleratedeclinedecrescendodeflatedelaydepreciatedie backdie downdipdropdrop offdulldwindleease upfadeflexloosenmeltmummifyobliteratepallpine awayrefineremitshortenshrinkshrivelslackenslowslumpstallstonewallsubsidetaperthin outtumblevanishwaneweakenwear onwilt
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changemake smallerSynset:decrease lessen minify
Antonyms:increase
Derivationally Related Form:decrease
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:decreasechange
Direct Hyponyms:abateabbreviateabridgebelittleboil downbring downcircumscribeconcentrateconfine tocontractcutcut backcut downde-escalatediminishforeshortenlimitlourlowerminimiseminimizemitigateparepare downreducerelaxshortenshrinkslackslack upslackenslakestep downsuppresstrimtrim backtrim downturn downweaken
Full Troponyms:abridgeallowbowdlerizecapclassifyclipcontractcutde-escalatedeflatedepopulatedigestdiminishdisbuddiscountdownsizedrawencapsulateforeshortenhedgehold downimmobilizeinflatelimitlocalizemark downminiaturizeminimizemitigatenumberpalsyparalyzeparepollpursequenchrationrebatereducereefrelieverestrictretrenchshaveshearshortenshrinkslackslakeslashsnipspillstunsubtractsuppresssuppuratesyncopatetabootailtake awaytelescopethinthin outtoptruncateturn down
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changewear off or die downSynset:lessen subside
Derivationally Related Form:subsidence
Hypernyms:weaken
Inherited Hypernyms:subsideweakendecreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | The water ---s (apply to: subside)