decrease (n.)
- abatement
- abbreviation
- ablation
- abstract
- astringency
- attrition
- bate
- bottleneck
- cervix
- circumscription
- clip
- close
- coarctation
- compact
- compaction
- compress
- compression
- concentrate
- concentration
- condensation
- consolidation
- constriction
- consumption
- contract
- contraction
- contracture
- count
- cramp
- curtailment
- cut
- cutting
- damp
- de-escalation
- decline
- decrement
- depletion
- depreciation
- derogation
- detraction
- diminuendo
- diminution
- dip
- disparagement
- dissipation
- dive
- divide
- downgrade
- drain
- draw
- drop
- dwindling
- ease
- ebb
- erosion
- evaporation
- exhaustion
- expenditure
- extract
- extraction
- fall
- fix
- grade
- gradual
- graduate
- hourglass
- impairment
- impoverishment
- increase
- isthmus
- knit
- knitting
- leach
- leakage
- lessening
- lower
- lowering
- measure
- narrow
- narrowing
- neck
- number
- parcel
- pare
- plummet
- plunge
- progressive
- pucker
- purse
- rate
- rebate
- reduction
- regular
- remission
- remove
- retraction
- retrenchment
- sag
- scalar
- shortening
- shrink
- shrinkage
- shrinking
- sink
- slackening
- solidification
- strangulation
- striction
- stricture
- subsidence
- systole
- taper
- thin
- trim
- truncation
- using
- wane
- wastage
- waste
- wear
- wearing
- weed
- wrinkle
decrease (v.)
- abate
- abbreviate
- ablate
- abrade
- abridge
- abstract
- allay
- alleviate
- apportion
- bate
- bottleneck
- calibrate
- circumscribe
- clip
- close
- compact
- compress
- concentrate
- condense
- consolidate
- constrict
- constringe
- consume
- contract
- corrode
- count
- cramp
- crumble
- curtail
- cut
- damp
- dampen
- de-escalate
- decline
- deduct
- deflate
- deliquesce
- deplete
- depreciate
- depress
- derogate
- detract
- differentiate
- diminish
- dip
- disparage
- dissipate
- dive
- divide
- downgrade
- drain
- draw
- drop
- dwindle
- ease
- ebb
- erode
- extract
- fall
- fix
- grade
- graduate
- impair
- increase
- knit
- languish
- leach
- lessen
- lighten
- lower
- measure
- mitigate
- narrow
- neck
- number
- parcel
- pare
- plummet
- plunge
- pucker
- purify
- purse
- quantify
- quantize
- rate
- rebate
- recede
- reduce
- refine
- remove
- retrench
- sag
- shorten
- shrink
- simplify
- sink
- slacken
- solidify
- squander
- strangle
- strangulate
- subside
- subtract
- taper
- thin
- trim
- wane
- waste
- wear
- weed
- withdraw
- wrinkle
While man is growing, life is in decrease;
And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb.
Our birth is nothing but our death begun.
