decreased
Became less than
Decreased is the past tense of decrease, meaning reduced or made smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
Something that has decreased has become less than it was: Sales decreased by fifteen percent.
As an adjective, it describes a diminished state: decreased appetite, decreased mobility.
Decreased gradually
- ebbedFlowed back out
- dwindledDecreased gradually
- subsidedDecreased in intensity
- fadedLost original color
tapered off · wound down · tailed off · petered out · slackened · weakened · softened · moderated
Made less in amount
- loweredMoved downward or reduced
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- lessenedMade or became smaller
- minimizedReduced to smallest extent
curtailed · cut · dropped · fallen · declined · contracted · downsized · shrunk
Decreased in size
- contractedReduced in size
- compressedReduced by pressure
- condensedMade more compact
- narrowedMade less wide
constricted · deflated · atrophied · withered · shriveled · compacted · squeezed · thinned
waned
Decreased gradually
faded · tapered off · wound down · tailed off · petered out · slackened · weakened · softened · moderated · eased
reduced
Made less in amount
- loweredMoved downward or reduced
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- lessenedMade or became smaller
minimized · curtailed · cut · dropped · fallen · declined · contracted · downsized · shrunk · depleted
shrunk
Decreased in size
- contractedReduced in size
- compressedReduced by pressure
- condensedMade more compact
narrowed · constricted · deflated · atrophied · withered · shriveled · compacted · squeezed · thinned · receded
mitigated
Reduced in intensity
- alleviatedMade less severe
- relievedNo longer anxious
- lightenedMade less heavy
eased · tempered · moderated · subdued · dampened · blunted · cushioned · softened · muted · diluted
plummeted
Fell straight down fast
collapsed · tumbled · tanked · cratered · plunged · bottomed out · deteriorated · degraded · decayed · sunk
- diminisheddevalued, lessened, depreciated, reduced, diminished
- organ functionfunctional, impaired, normal, healthy, failing
- medical diagnosisdiagnosis, symptom, symptoms, condition, disease
- medical resultspositive, negative, normal, abnormal, inconclusive
- turned downdeclined, refused, rejected, nixed, vetoed
- skinnythin, slim, slender, lean, skinny
decreasedincreased
Grew larger in amount
grew · expanded · augmented · enlarged · multiplied
decreasedincreased
Grew larger in amount
intensified · amplified · heightened · enhanced · magnified
- decreased appetiteDiminished urge to eat
- population decreaseFalling number of inhabitants
- decreased libidoLessened sexual appetite
- decreased sleepReduced time unconscious resting