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cutback vs decrease

decrease vs cutback

cutback and decrease both are nouns.

cutback is not a verb while decrease is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cutback Yes No No No
decrease Yes No Yes No
As nouns, decrease is a hypernym of cutback; that is, decrease is a word with a broader meaning than cutback:
  • cutback: a reduction in quantity or rate
  • decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something
Other hypernyms of cutback include diminution, reduction, step-down.
cutback (noun) decrease (noun)
a reduction in quantity or rate the act of decreasing or reducing something
the amount by which something decreases
a change downward
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
cutback (verb) decrease (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range
make become smaller
Difference between cutback and decrease

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