decreases

Becomes less over time

Decreases is the plural noun or third-person verb form of decrease—to become smaller in size, amount, or intensity, or to make something smaller.

The medication decreases inflammation.

Voter turnout decreases in off-year elections.

As a noun: We've seen decreases in crime across all categories.

diminish

lessen

Reduce in degree

declineDecrease or refuse
waneDecrease gradually
shrinkDecrease in size

dwindle · subside · ebb · recede · taper · abate · fade · weaken · slacken · atrophy

reduction

cutback

Planned reduction in spending

decrementFixed amount subtracted
downturnEconomic decline period
downsizeReduce scale or staff

downscale · curtail · cut · slash · trim · pare · rollback · drawdown · contraction · compression

Categories

DROP wordsfall, declines, slump, downturn, reduction
erodeserodes, corrodes, abrades, wears down, wears out
comes downfalls, drops, descends, plummets, sinks
falls offdrops, tumbles, slips, detaches, topples

Opposites

quantitative change

decreasesincreases

Becomes greater in amount

grows · rises · gains · expands · climbs

intensity/strength

decreasesintensifies

Increases in strength

strengthens · heightens · amplifies · magnifies · deepens

Phrases

decreased appetiteDiminished urge to eat
population decreaseFalling number of inhabitants
decreased libidoLessened sexual appetite
decreased sleepReduced time unconscious resting

Family

decrease, decreased, decreasing

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