decrease

Meanings

• a change downward
  • "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"
• a process of becoming smaller or shorter
• the amount by which something decreases
• the act of decreasing or reducing something
• decrease in size, extent, or range
  • "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"
• make smaller
  • "He decreased his staff"

Synonyms

decrement, diminish, diminution, drop-off, fall, lessen, lessening, minify, reduction, step-down