Dictionary Entry

decreasing

verb

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Meaning

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Becoming smaller or fewer in size, amount, or degree.

Example Sentence

The population of the town has been decreasing steadily over the last decade.

Usage Note

Used to describe a situation where a quantity, number, or size is becoming smaller. It's common in math, economics, and general descriptions of trends.

Synonyms

lessening reducing diminishing shrinking declining falling

Antonyms

increasing growing rising expanding augmenting multiplying